# Is it possible to "write" Insights data to an external target in real time?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-to-write-insights-data-to-an-external-target-in-real-time/108993>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [April 28, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-to-write-insights-data-to-an-external-target-in-real-time/108993 "2024-04-28T10:11:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![CoonHouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/coonhouse/32/2764_2.png) [@CoonHouse](https://community.homey.app/u/CoonHouse)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-to-write-insights-data-to-an-external-target-in-real-time/108993/1 "2024-04-28T10:11:11Z")

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I would like to store Insights data to my own database in real time.  
Is there a way to catch the event when Homey stores Insights data? Or maybe a web hook so data will also be written to a provided URL?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Stensrod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marius_stensrod/32/56540_2.png) [@Marius\_Stensrod](https://community.homey.app/u/Marius_Stensrod)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-to-write-insights-data-to-an-external-target-in-real-time/108993/2 "2024-04-28T10:14:29Z")

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InfluxDb is a database you can host by yourself. Use influxDb homey app.

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**Author:** ![CoonHouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/coonhouse/32/2764_2.png) [@CoonHouse](https://community.homey.app/u/CoonHouse)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-to-write-insights-data-to-an-external-target-in-real-time/108993/3 "2024-04-28T10:16:26Z")

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> [@Marius\_Stensrod](#):
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> InfluxDb is a database you can host by yourself. Use influxDb homey app.

But this isn’t real time, is it? Or can it be?

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Stensrod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marius_stensrod/32/56540_2.png) [@Marius\_Stensrod](https://community.homey.app/u/Marius_Stensrod)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-to-write-insights-data-to-an-external-target-in-real-time/108993/4 "2024-04-28T10:28:14Z")

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Data is sent from Homey to the influx database in real time.

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**Author:** ![CoonHouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/coonhouse/32/2764_2.png) [@CoonHouse](https://community.homey.app/u/CoonHouse)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-to-write-insights-data-to-an-external-target-in-real-time/108993/5 "2024-04-28T10:38:00Z")

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Okay, great, I will look into that one.

I thought it would only read variables, and write on given moments triggered by a flow.

I forgot to read the developer documentation, I just noticed there is a [ManagerInsights](https://athombv.github.io/node-homey-api/HomeyAPIV3Local.ManagerInsights.html) which has events, so I could probably use these to write directly to my own database.