# Data from my own sensor **URL:** \ **Category:** Data\ **Created:** [August 11, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/data-from-my-own-sensor/5957 "2023-08-11T19:46:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![Josh\_PurpleAir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/josh_purpleair/32/2842_2.png) [@Josh\_PurpleAir](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Josh_PurpleAir)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/data-from-my-own-sensor/5957/9 "2023-11-20T16:19:15Z")
Hi @Dan, Points are in your API account, but they must be moved to a project in order to be useable by your keys. This can be done by following the steps in our [New API Dashboard](https://community.purpleair.com/t/new-api-dashboard/3981#to-add-points-7) article. If you are using the API to retrieve data from your own sensor, please send an email to [contact@purpleair.com](mailto:contact@purpleair.com) and we can provide points to assist you. You can also use a DHCP Reservation to ensure your sensor is always assigned the same IP address. This should make querying your sensor locally much easier. The exact steps for setting up a DHCP Reservation will depend on your router. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.purpleair.com/t/data-from-my-own-sensor/5957)._