# How to add a new Device via script with a description?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-a-new-device-via-script-with-a-description/48519>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [July 6, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-a-new-device-via-script-with-a-description/48519 "2021-07-06T10:07:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Douglas\_Lawrie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Douglas\_Lawrie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Douglas_Lawrie)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-a-new-device-via-script-with-a-description/48519/5 "2024-09-06T05:46:09Z")

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Is this solved? It appears there is still no description property in 8.1.43?

**EDIT**  
Solved. Use a named 'description' parameter in addDevice rather than the props dict.  
[Update query scripting - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-query-scripting/79517/13)

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