# Get database name of sql based historical provider

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition83, perspective\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-database-name-of-sql-based-historical-provider/113621 "2026-01-29T09:05:05Z")\
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Right now, you could use the REST API to read the config or reach into technically unsupported territory and use the underlying `ConfigurationManager` directly. In some future 8.3 version, hopefully 8.3.5, you'll be able to use `system.config` scripting to access configuration directly.

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