# Using HTTP POST to update Ignition tags

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-http-post-to-update-ignition-tags/56848>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 4, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-http-post-to-update-ignition-tags/56848 "2022-03-04T15:14:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![gkchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@gkchan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gkchan)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-http-post-to-update-ignition-tags/56848/1 "2022-03-04T15:14:52Z")

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How do i use HTTP POST commands to update or create specific Ignition tags?

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**Author:** ![zacht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ea5d25/32.png) [@zacht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacht)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-http-post-to-update-ignition-tags/56848/2 "2022-03-04T15:17:00Z")

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I believe you would have to use the [WebDev module](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/WebDev). This lets you write scripts in Ignition that will be executed when HTTP requests are received.