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# Recorder

The recorder captures a [function](/app-builder/build-backend/functions.md)'s output and stores it as timeseries data in the [internal InfluxDB](/app-builder/build-backend/functions/storage/timeseries-database.md#quick-start-the-internal-instance). Use it to record a data stream, visualize it in your Apps, or analyze it later. It records during build time (in test mode) and during the App's runtime.

## Settings

* **Measurement name**: Fill the data point name box with a unique name. You need this name to find and read the recorded data.
* **Recording type**: Right-click the recorder to select how long the data is stored: 1 hour (H, default), 1 day (D), 1 week (W), 1 month (M), 1 year (Y), or downsampled (DS) for long-term storage in [downsampled form](/app-builder/build-backend/functions/storage/timeseries-database.md#downsampling-pipeline).

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{% hint style="info" %}
If the [Industrial Blockchain](/app-builder/build-backend/functions/extensions/industrial-blockchain.md) extension is available in your account, an additional Blockchain (BC) recording type appears. It stores the data in the blockchain instead of InfluxDB.
{% endhint %}

## Reading recorded data

Click the letter icon inside the recorder to generate a matching readout function directly on the canvas. Depending on the recording type, this is the `read` or `readDownsampled` function of the internal InfluxDB (or the blockchain `read` function), preconfigured with your measurement name.


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