---
title: "system.tag.getAttribute"
description: "Returns an any attribute for a specific tag."
---

# system.tag.getAttribute

> Returns an any attribute for a specific tag.

## Description
## Syntax
`system.tag. getAttribute( tagPath, attribute )`

- Parameters
    - String `tagPath` - The full path to the tag you want to edit. Note: you can specify the Tag provider name in square brackets at the beginning of the parentPath string. Example: "[myTagProvider]MyTagsFolder". If the tag provider name is left off then the project default provider will be used.
    - String `attribute` - The name of a tag attribute. See [Tag Properties](versioned_docs/version-8.1\platform\tags\tag-properties\tag-properties.md) for more information.
- Returns
    - Object - The value of the attribute..
- Scope
    - All

## Code Examples
```python title="Code Snippet"
# Example 1:
expression = system.tag.getAttribute("Tag3", "Expression")
print expression
```