# Is there an existing function to find/discover OPC servers?

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**Created:** [May 14, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-an-existing-function-to-find-discover-opc-servers/8443 "2014-05-14T14:55:11Z")\
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Is there an existing function to find/discover OPC servers?

I thought system.opc.browse() in the scripting module might discover any local OPC servers, but it only browses OPC server connections that have been created in the Gateway. My hope was to discover any OPC Servers running locally (or perhaps on a specified host) and then programatically create new OPC Server connections in the Gateway.

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:** [May 14, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-an-existing-function-to-find-discover-opc-servers/8443/2 "2014-05-14T15:16:36Z")

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There’s no such functionality right now.