# Past value of variables in flows

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/past-value-of-variables-in-flows/68021>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [August 27, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/past-value-of-variables-in-flows/68021 "2022-08-27T21:34:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![BIRDY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/birdy/32/41476_2.png) [@BIRDY](https://community.homey.app/u/BIRDY)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/past-value-of-variables-in-flows/68021/1 "2022-08-27T21:34:04Z")

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Hey guys i want to create a flow that dimms the light after in-activity proportionally to the outdoor brightness. But if immediatly after the dimming there is activity detected i want the light to be turned on to the brightness it was before the inactivity dimm.

I know we have the homey insights that we can see the value change through time. So i want to acces the value of a variable 10 minutes before current time. Is there any why to do this? Kind regards.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/past-value-of-variables-in-flows/68021/2 "2022-08-27T22:23:33Z")

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Yup, possible with this cool app

 ![Screenshot_20220827-161009_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/b/1bd6388e79be606caa33faddd732532142217116.jpeg)

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