# Quick Question about reading tags

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quick-question-about-reading-tags/7543>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 8, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quick-question-about-reading-tags/7543 "2013-11-08T20:58:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![drewdin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drewdin/32/3363_2.png) [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quick-question-about-reading-tags/7543/1 "2013-11-08T20:58:22Z")

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At what point does system.tag.readAll(tagPaths) become more efficient than just system.tag.read(tagPath)? 2,4, 8 tags? 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:** [November 8, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/quick-question-about-reading-tags/7543/2 "2013-11-08T22:35:50Z")

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Two or more.