# Tag history enabled expression

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-enabled-expression/23506>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [March 21, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-enabled-expression/23506 "2019-03-21T13:33:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![oisin.gribben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9d8465/32.png) [@oisin.gribben](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oisin.gribben)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-enabled-expression/23506/1 "2019-03-21T13:33:56Z")

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Is there a way to check if a tag has history enabled from an expression?  
e.g if( tagPath.historyenabled == 1, …)

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**Author:** ![ethomason](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ethomason/32/43338_2.png) [@ethomason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ethomason)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-history-enabled-expression/23506/2 "2019-03-21T15:12:46Z")

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The HistoryEnabled property works in an expression.

```auto
{myTag.HistoryEnabled}

```