# Ignition c sharp

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-c-sharp/28663>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [September 30, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-c-sharp/28663 "2019-09-30T14:50:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![wilfrid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wilfrid/32/11228_2.png) [@wilfrid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wilfrid)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-c-sharp/28663/1 "2019-09-30T14:50:01Z")

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Hello is it possible to read tag ignition directly from an external application .net c#  
Thanks for answer

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-c-sharp/28663/2 "2019-09-30T14:59:26Z")

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A couple options:

1. use the WebDev module and make some kind of HTTP call from the C# app
2. use an OPC UA SDK and connect from the C# app as an OPC UA client

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**Author:** ![wilfrid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wilfrid/32/11228_2.png) [@wilfrid](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wilfrid)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-c-sharp/28663/3 "2019-09-30T15:07:21Z")

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hello thanks I install the module example hello word from github his state is loaded but I do not see it in the interface designer.howto see the component hello world

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**Author:** ![PRAMANJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pramanj/32/66935_2.png) [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-c-sharp/28663/4 "2019-09-30T15:44:16Z")

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If it’s a web application you can use webdev to make a rest api call from a client in your application and if it’s a standalone application then opc client is possible