# Is there a way to view the system Id (SystemInfo.get().getSystemId()) In the Ignition UI somewhere?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675 "2023-03-27T20:10:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Denis\_Cote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Denis\_Cote](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Denis_Cote)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/1 "2023-03-27T20:10:01Z")

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Im not finding it anywhere except through the API.

Thanks in advance!

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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:** [March 27, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/2 "2023-03-27T20:13:16Z")

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You can put it on a screen somewhere if you want, but otherwise no, it doesn't look like it.

This is kind of a "behind the scenes" value, not something you really need to see.

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**Author:** ![Denis\_Cote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Denis\_Cote](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Denis_Cote)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/3 "2023-03-27T20:23:54Z")

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Thank you

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**Author:** ![Denis\_Cote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Denis\_Cote](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Denis_Cote)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/4 "2023-03-27T20:25:38Z")

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Does this system id string have a format? (such as length) or can it be any string?

Thanks

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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:** [March 27, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/5 "2023-03-27T20:32:15Z")

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I think it's `SOMETHING:SOMETHINGELSE`... not sure if that's true on all OSes, and it's not part of the API so it may change in the future if necessary.

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**Author:** ![Denis\_Cote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Denis\_Cote](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Denis_Cote)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/6 "2023-03-27T20:39:32Z")

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thanks!

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**Author:** ![Denis\_Cote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Denis\_Cote](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Denis_Cote)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/7 "2023-03-27T20:41:39Z")

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Is there in the public API a function to get a property that uniquely identifies the ingnition install?

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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:** [March 27, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/8 "2023-03-27T20:47:21Z")

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Maybe the system name or UID, from the system properties (`GatewayContext::getSystemProperties`).

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**Author:** ![Denis\_Cote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Denis\_Cote](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Denis_Cote)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-view-the-system-id-systeminfo-get-getsystemid-in-the-ignition-ui-somewhere/71675/9 "2023-03-27T20:59:33Z")

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Thank You!