# Possible to trace events?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/possible-to-trace-events/78575>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [March 29, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/possible-to-trace-events/78575 "2023-03-29T12:56:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Toremann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/toremann/32/73656_2.png) [@Toremann](https://community.homey.app/u/Toremann)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/possible-to-trace-events/78575/1 "2023-03-29T12:56:10Z")

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I see that in the Insights, we can follow power consumption, temerature etc. But is there any way to see a log of the actuators. Meaning see when a button was pushed or when a door was opened?

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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:** [March 29, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/possible-to-trace-events/78575/2 "2023-03-29T15:42:46Z")

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Yes,

You can view events info directly on the device properties:  
(_click on the “x minutes ago” line to reveal the timestamp_)

 ![Screenshot from 2023-03-29 17-40-42](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/1/511030d83f88b014abcae68b68cc77fd4bb2ff41.png)

To actually log them to insights, there is a workaround:  
Add an [Adv. Virtual Device](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198) from the app [Device Capabilities](https://homey.app/a/nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/) as an in-between, and let it write the bool values as string values (open/closed) in insights.

> ![Screenshot_20230329-161633_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/3/f3b1d458a43377c0d57bf3dd075605ba697604b7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Toremann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/toremann/32/73656_2.png) [@Toremann](https://community.homey.app/u/Toremann)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/possible-to-trace-events/78575/3 "2023-03-29T21:17:20Z")

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Thanks. Does not seems to be so for the Heatit buttons:

 ![IMG_0369](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/f/cf0c3f45cbaf0360ace755176491dda9b4a83191.jpeg)

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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:** [March 29, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/possible-to-trace-events/78575/4 "2023-03-29T23:50:28Z")

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Ah yes, it’s probably only for devices that are controlled, not the controllers themselves.  
For them you could give the workaround a go.