# Script to create Tag Provider

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 9, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778 "2019-01-09T22:21:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![mcgheeiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/1 "2019-01-09T22:21:39Z")

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Ignition 7.9.9

While there is a scripting method to create a new database connection, there does not seem to be an equivalent one to create a new real-time tag provider. Does anyone know of an undocumented way to create a new real-time tag provider from a script?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![flavien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/2 "2020-10-19T10:52:06Z")

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Hi,

Same question for ignition 8.0.16.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![flavien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/3 "2021-11-09T16:19:52Z")

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Hi,  
Do you have some news about it ?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/4 "2021-11-09T17:31:44Z")

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I haven’t seen any plans for this. What’s the use case?

You may have better luck posting to [ideas.inductiveautomation.com](http://ideas.inductiveautomation.com); other community members can vote on your idea, which would help us gauge interest.

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**Author:** ![flavien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/5 "2021-11-10T07:50:35Z")

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I’ve created a script to add new projects in our service (new database, tables, DBconnection in Ignition, …) but infortunately I have to create tag Provider before.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/6 "2021-11-10T15:23:45Z")

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In 8.2, we’re planning to put gateway config on the filesystem (in some way, TBD). That way you’d be able to set up your gateway however you like dynamically, no need for specific scripting functions.

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**Author:** ![flavien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@flavien](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/flavien)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/7 "2022-10-21T07:58:33Z")

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Hi,

Did you plan script function to import/export scan classes too ?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-to-create-tag-provider/21778/8 "2022-10-21T15:26:21Z")

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Yes:

> [@\[Feature-2684\]Scripting - Tag group - Create / Delete](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-2684-scripting-tag-group-create-delete/47293/20):
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> Is this the only way (or at least the best/easiest way) to get a list of tag groups?