# Sending data to a different platform You can have data in real-time on your own data platform in two different ways. ## Directly from the device In case you don't want to use the Smart Citizen Platform, you can also configure the kit to send the data to a different location via MQTT. This [guide](https://docs.smartcitizen.me/guides/getting-started/using-the-shell.md#changing-mqtt-or-ntp-servers-mqttsrv-ntpsrv), explains how to do so. You will need to ingest data listening to the following MQTT topics: - Sensor readings: `device/sck//readings` (old firmware versions) or `device/sck//readings/raw` (newer firmware versions) with the following format: ``` { t:, : , ... } ``` Example: ``` { t:2020-04-05T20:01:10Z, 55: 22.1, 102: 43.11 } ``` Note that the JSON representation is not standard, as it does not use quotes. Also, note that the definition of what sensor the `sensor_id` refers to can be found in the [sensors endpoint](https://api.smartcitizen.me/v0/sensors). - Device info: `device/sck//info`. Information about the kit, such as firmware versions, or debugging information: ``` { "time": "hw_ver":, "id":"", "sam_ver":, "sam_bd":, "mac":, "esp_ver":, "esp_bd": } ``` Example: ``` { "time":"2025-02-14T16:20:33Z", "hw_ver":"2.1", "id":"AAAXXXAAA", "sam_ver":"0.9.5-a91f850", "sam_bd":"2019-08-20T13:25:01Z", "mac":"AA:22:11:AA:22:11", "esp_ver":"0.9.2-a91f850", "esp_bd":"2019-08-20T13:17:16Z" } ``` ## Forwarding from the data platform You can also forward data from the Smart Citizen Platform itself, with a more complete payload, ready to ingest with a whole lot of additional metadata and information. Check the [data forwarding documentation](https://developer.smartcitizen.me#data-forwarding).