# Receive Input from an arcade game loaded from an external site

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/receive-input-from-an-arcade-game-loaded-from-an-external-site/31205>\
**Category:** Educators' Lounge\
**Created:** [October 16, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/receive-input-from-an-arcade-game-loaded-from-an-external-site/31205 "2024-10-16T17:07:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Selva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Selva](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Selva)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/receive-input-from-an-arcade-game-loaded-from-an-external-site/31205/1 "2024-10-16T17:07:36Z")

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“How to receive input from an arcade game loaded from an external site (e.g., input like changing sprites, increasing lives, etc.)?”

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**Author:** ![KIKIvsIT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kikivsit/32/10492_2.png) [@KIKIvsIT](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KIKIvsIT)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/receive-input-from-an-arcade-game-loaded-from-an-external-site/31205/2 "2024-10-24T18:13:38Z")

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Can you elaborate on what you mean by “loaded from an external site”?

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**Author:** ![Selva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Selva](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Selva)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/receive-input-from-an-arcade-game-loaded-from-an-external-site/31205/3 "2024-10-26T20:00:18Z")

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To fetch data from an external database,when my game starts and set a sprite’s image based on that data, I’ll need to make an HTTP request to my database.