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title: "Introduction"
slug: "iot-intro"
updated: 2025-11-12T19:49:43Z
published: 2025-11-12T19:49:43Z
canonical: "docs.doc-know.com/iot-intro"
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# Introduction

### iot

The **iot** object provides a way for scripts to read available measurements that have come from the [Internet of Things (IoT)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things), such as medical devices.

Dr. Know supports a growing library of algorithms that can be used to capture IoT device measurements. These algorithms are administratively configured to capture measurements at an appropriate time. Contact your administrator or a Dr. Know support engineer for assistance with this configuration.

Once measurements are captured, they are accessible to your apps via the **iot** object.

### Properties

Below is a list of properties supported by this object.

| Name | Description | Desktop | Web | Avatars |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

### Functions

Below is a list of functions supported by this object.

| Name | Description | Desktop | Web | Avatars |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [iot.ready](http://docs.doc-know.com/v1/docs/iot-ready) | Returns whether or not measurement values are available | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| [iot.get](http://docs.doc-know.com/v1/docs/iot-get) | Returns a specified IoT measurement value | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| [iot.exists](http://docs.doc-know.com/v1/docs/iot-exists) | Returns whether or not a measurement is available | Yes | Yes | Yes |

### Remarks

Use this graph object when you want to interact with measurements that have been captured from external computing devices.