# Read Siemens PLC Tag Name from Address

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-siemens-plc-tag-name-from-address/29967>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-siemens-plc-tag-name-from-address/29967 "2019-11-14T20:44:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![john.keshecki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@john.keshecki](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.keshecki)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-siemens-plc-tag-name-from-address/29967/1 "2019-11-14T20:44:39Z")

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Hi,

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get the name of the tag in a Siemens PLC if I have the address of the tag?

For example, my OPC Item Path could be “[PLCName]DB1,REAL0.0”. And I’d like to read the name of the tag at that address, not the value of the tag.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-siemens-plc-tag-name-from-address/29967/2 "2019-11-14T20:57:07Z")

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Short answer: No, that is not possible.

The driver in Ignition has no knowledge about the symbolic names. When optimized access is disabled, even the plc itself does not know the symbols.