# Is system.tag.getTagValue() still a thing?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 22, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096 "2017-11-22T17:07:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096/1 "2017-11-22T17:07:59Z")

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Been looking over some of the stuff I’ve written over the past 8+ years, and for the past few, I’ve been using some variant of _system.tag.read()_ over _system.tag.getTagValue()_. While _getTagValue()_ still works, should I consider it deprecated and udpate my old code accordingly?

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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:** [November 22, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096/2 "2017-11-22T17:11:57Z")

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Yes, it’s deprecated.

It probably won’t stop working for the sake of backwards compatibility, but updating your code is probably still a good idea.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096/3 "2017-11-22T17:13:15Z")

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I figured as much. Luckily, I don’t have gobs of changes to wade through.

Thanks, Kevin!

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**Author:** ![hunterdg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/hunterdg/32/67774_2.png) [@hunterdg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hunterdg)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096/4 "2022-11-27T19:44:13Z")

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I always feel bad about resurrecting ancient threads 😕

Thoughts about adding `getTagValue` and [`writeToTag`](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-tag-writetotag/8313) to the [deprecated](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DEP/system.tag+deprecated) list?

They're still used as examples in current (7.8-8.1) [docs](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/dosearchsite.action?cql=siteSearch+~+%22system.tag.gettagvalue%22&queryString=system.tag.gettagvalue) btw

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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:** [November 27, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096/5 "2022-11-27T20:03:08Z")

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Huh, didn't even know there was a deprecated list.

Paging @Paul.Scott, documentation liaison.

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**Author:** ![Susan\_Shamgar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/susan_shamgar/32/38842_2.png) [@Susan\_Shamgar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Susan_Shamgar)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-system-tag-gettagvalue-still-a-thing/16096/6 "2022-11-28T17:18:17Z")

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Added pages for the two deprecated functions in the deprecated section. Will update the examples on those pages accordingly, thanks for pointing those out!