# How to get active alarm count of all tags in a folder?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting, ignition81\
**Created:** [October 14, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-active-alarm-count-of-all-tags-in-a-folder/80484 "2023-10-14T14:08:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-get-active-alarm-count-of-all-tags-in-a-folder/80484/7 "2023-10-16T12:19:57Z")

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> [@nminchin](#):
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> should _never_ call system.alarm.queryStatus from within a Vision client

It is safe to call from an asynchronous function, triggered from a client timer event, and writing results to a client tag. Everything else in the Vision client should reference the client tag.

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