# Backend / JSON description of SIM

**URL:** <https://community.sixfab.com/t/backend-json-description-of-sim/2131>\
**Category:** Sixfab SIM\
**Created:** [July 31, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.sixfab.com/t/backend-json-description-of-sim/2131 "2022-07-31T21:46:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![figital](https://community.sixfab.com/user_avatar/community.sixfab.com/figital/32/1198_2.png) [@figital](https://community.sixfab.com/u/figital)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.sixfab.com/t/backend-json-description-of-sim/2131/1 "2022-07-31T21:46:32Z")

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How can I get information related to the SIM card as seen in the SIM card detail page at [connect.sixfab.com](http://connect.sixfab.com). This information is retrieved using the following JSON request …

[https://backend.connect.sixfab.com/sims/byName/mySIMname](https://backend.connect.sixfab.com/sims/byName/mySIMname)

… which returns a JSON packet containing data like the ICCID, SIM name, SID, usable\_interfaces, active\_interface, **signal\_quality** , etc.

In this case I’m just looking to obtain the signal strength, but these other values are also useful.

Thanks!

@figital

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**Author:** ![ensar](https://community.sixfab.com/user_avatar/community.sixfab.com/ensar/32/8_2.png) [@ensar](https://community.sixfab.com/u/ensar)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.sixfab.com/t/backend-json-description-of-sim/2131/2 "2022-08-01T13:50:27Z")

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Hi @figital,

You can use [Sixfab Develepor API](https://connect.sixfab.com/#/developer) to get Sixfab SIM related information. We do not currently have support for data related to CORE devices.

[https://docs.sixfab.com/reference/introduction](https://docs.sixfab.com/reference/introduction)

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**Author:** ![figital](https://community.sixfab.com/user_avatar/community.sixfab.com/figital/32/1198_2.png) [@figital](https://community.sixfab.com/u/figital)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.sixfab.com/t/backend-json-description-of-sim/2131/3 "2022-08-01T15:45:35Z")

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Is that the only information available through that API? name, sid, and iccid? Because that’s information I would already know. I suppose “active” status is valuable (but is rather obvious). Otherwise I’m not seeing the point of the API. (Especially when this other data is obviously accessible by the admin console).

Is this something planned for a future release?  
I guess there must be a difference between “Sixfab CORE” and Sixfab SIM" I wasn’t previously aware of.

@figital

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**Author:** ![ensar](https://community.sixfab.com/user_avatar/community.sixfab.com/ensar/32/8_2.png) [@ensar](https://community.sixfab.com/u/ensar)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://community.sixfab.com/t/backend-json-description-of-sim/2131/4 "2022-08-03T11:53:00Z")

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We have no such plans at the moment. If you want, you can get the signal strength with the `AT+CSQ` AT command.

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**Author:** ![figital](https://community.sixfab.com/user_avatar/community.sixfab.com/figital/32/1198_2.png) [@figital](https://community.sixfab.com/u/figital)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.sixfab.com/t/backend-json-description-of-sim/2131/5 "2022-08-03T21:36:24Z")

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Got it. Thank you for confirming this.