# Settring custom properties while my module is running

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/settring-custom-properties-while-my-module-is-running/45562>\
**Category:** Wowza Developer Dojo\
**Tags:** wowza-streaming-server-java-api\
**Created:** [August 28, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/settring-custom-properties-while-my-module-is-running/45562 "2015-08-28T12:34:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@Paul\_Skinner](https://community.wowza.com/u/Paul_Skinner)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/settring-custom-properties-while-my-module-is-running/45562/1 "2015-08-28T12:34:15Z")

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Hi Guys,

I have an application that uses getProperties(), e.g. appInstance.getProperties();

I set a custom property via the REST API or in the manager. However my call to appInstance.getProperties returns the value from when the application was first started. So if I restart wowza then appInstance.getProperties() returns the correct value.

Is there a way to get the updated custom property value from inside a custom module?

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**Author:** ![Michelle\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/michelle_b/32/394_2.png) [@Michelle\_B](https://community.wowza.com/u/Michelle_B)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/settring-custom-properties-while-my-module-is-running/45562/2 "2015-08-28T16:25:16Z")

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Hi,

You normally need to restart on an application-level (not necessarily on a VHost, Server, or even service-level) in order for the new properties to be recognized. There is also a [REST API method](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-curl-to-query-wowza-rest-api) in restarting the application.

Michelle