# MQTT or dbus-send to force battery dumping to the grid **URL:** \ **Category:** Modifications\ **Tags:** mqtt, cerbo\_gx\ **Created:** [18 October 2025 15:39 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/mqtt-or-dbus-send-to-force-battery-dumping-to-the-grid/47260 "2025-10-18T15:39:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fernajuf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@fernajuf](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/fernajuf)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2025 15:39 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/mqtt-or-dbus-send-to-force-battery-dumping-to-the-grid/47260/1 "2025-10-18T15:39:28Z")
Good afternoon: In which section would I need to ask if I were satisfied with knowing the commands to send (it could be in MQTT or dbus-send) to force the export from the battery to the network at a time of my choice. I have Venus OS Large 3.66 and ssh access. ---
**Author:** ![Spazpeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spazpeker](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/Spazpeker)\ **Post date:** [19 October 2025 11:16 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/mqtt-or-dbus-send-to-force-battery-dumping-to-the-grid/47260/2 "2025-10-19T11:16:53Z")
I use node red in OS large, just change the grid setpoint ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/original/3X/f/3/f3f8843a73c8f22a6e8e39142401c2b7fb34e901.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![lxonline](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/victron/user_avatar/community.victronenergy.com/lxonline/32/25567_2.png) [@lxonline](https://community.victronenergy.com/u/lxonline)\ **Post date:** [20 October 2025 04:33 UTC](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/mqtt-or-dbus-send-to-force-battery-dumping-to-the-grid/47260/3 "2025-10-20T04:33:33Z")
> [@fernajuf](#): > > In which section would I need to ask You are modifying. So [modifications](https://community.victronenergy.com/t/about-the-modifications-category/12). I have moved this question there.