# Inventory update after accepting a device

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/inventory-update-after-accepting-a-device/5669>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/inventory-update-after-accepting-a-device/5669 "2023-03-12T14:54:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/inventory-update-after-accepting-a-device/5669/3 "2023-04-03T14:35:03Z")

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Usually after the device was accepted you will see something in the logs of mender-client, that the client is updating the inventory. While the mender-client is running you can add inventory on the fly. Maybe consider using `--demo-polling` so the time intervals are short.

```auto
mender setup \ 
--device-type $DEVICE_TYPE \
--server-url https://eu.hosted.mender.io \
--tenant-token $TENANT_TOKEN \
--demo-polling \
--server-cert /etc/mender/server.crt \
--data /var/lib/mender

```

You could add a custom script that will be automatically evaluated by the client and update the info.

```auto
/usr/share/mender/inventory/mender-inventory-<my_custom_script>

```

With contents like

```auto
echo "device_type=$DEVICE_TYPE"

```

Take a look at already present scripts

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