# How to read properties of existing device connection - Example Code

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-properties-of-existing-device-connection-example-code/111772>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [October 29, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-properties-of-existing-device-connection-example-code/111772 "2025-10-29T07:59:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-properties-of-existing-device-connection-example-code/111772/2 "2025-10-29T10:24:12Z")

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> [@tyler.bennett](#):
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> **Bonus:**  
> Found out late in the game that the Ignition gateway provides a URL ([http://localhost:8088/web/status/sys.internaldb](http://localhost:8088/web/status/sys.internaldb)) with interface that can be used to query the internal database.

> [@Musson Industrial's Embr-SNMP Module (BETA)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/musson-industrials-embr-snmp-module-beta/111185/43):
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> Go to your \> Status \> Overview page. \<up\>\<up\>\<down\>\<down\>\<left\>\<right\>\<left\>\<right\>\<B\>\<A\>

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