# Replacing Query Tags with REST API

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [January 28, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/replacing-query-tags-with-rest-api/113591 "2026-01-28T10:24:19Z")\
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> [@Aiasa21](#):
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> I don’t understand what you mean with “_cache all of the results in a top-level dictionary_”

search the forum for this terminology to see discussions on it, but basically you have a global variable in a project script that caches your api results. You only need to use the API if it doesn't already exist in the dictionary.  
examples:  
[Global Scripting Variables (Library Script Top-Level Vars) - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-scripting-variables-library-script-top-level-vars/60516)  
[Imperial/Metric conversion: Where do you put your single source of truth? - Ignition - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/imperial-metric-conversion-where-do-you-put-your-single-source-of-truth/113313/21)

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