How to add a historic event?

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I have a py script that requests a meter reading from a utility website, but it is always 3 days late. So if I make the request on Jan 5, the most current reading I can get is Jan 2.

If I use command line sensor to do this, it will save the reading of Jan 2, on Jan 5 which is out by 3 days and messes with the graphs (I like to compare the different utility readings).

How can I get the meter readings in at the correct dates so that its logged at the right time?

2

There’s no way to populate historical data.

3

You perhaps could by injecting the data direct into the database.

4

Yea, that’s what I was thinking would be possible. Any idea how?