# Tag pulling data from API Rest

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-pulling-data-from-api-rest/34539>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 7, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-pulling-data-from-api-rest/34539 "2020-05-07T17:36:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rodrigo.mocca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rodrigo.mocca/32/14947_2.png) [@rodrigo.mocca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rodrigo.mocca)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-pulling-data-from-api-rest/34539/1 "2020-05-07T17:36:57Z")

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Hi,  
I’m wondering if it’s possible to set a tag to pull data from an API Rest.  
I would like to, such I get data from a SQL for instance, get the tag value from an API Rest?

Is this possible?

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Taylor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Scott\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Scott_Taylor)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-pulling-data-from-api-rest/34539/2 "2021-12-03T16:35:12Z")

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Hi,  
Were you able to figure out how to pull a tag value from an API Rest?  
If so would you share how it is done? I am starting a project where I will need to do this and haven’t found any resources on it.  
Thank you

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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:** [December 3, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-pulling-data-from-api-rest/34539/3 "2021-12-03T16:38:15Z")

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There isn’t an HTTP tag type or anything like that, but a timer script that polls your API and writes the results into memory tags seems like a pretty easy approach.

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.net.httpClient](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.net.httpClient)

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Taylor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Scott\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Scott_Taylor)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-pulling-data-from-api-rest/34539/4 "2021-12-03T17:03:41Z")

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Thank you Kevin! That will help immensely