diff --git a/pages/api/locationDeviceNameById.js b/pages/api/locationDeviceNameById.js
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+// API in /api/locationDeviceNameById.js
+import mysql from "mysql";
+
+
+const dbConfig = {
+  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+  user: process.env.DB_USER,
+  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+  database: process.env.DB_NAME,
+  port: process.env.DB_PORT,
+};
+
+const connection = mysql.createConnection(dbConfig);
+connection.connect((err) => {
+  if (err) {
+    console.error("Fehler beim Verbinden:", err.stack);
+    return;
+  }
+});
+
+export default function handler(req, res) {
+  if (req.method !== "GET") {
+    return res.status(405).json({ error: "Nur GET Methode erlaubt" });
+  }
+  const { idLD } = req.query;
+
+  const query = "SELECT name FROM location_device WHERE idLD = ?";
+  connection.query(query, [idLD], (error, results) => {
+    if (error) {
+      console.error("Fehler beim Abrufen des Gerätenamens:", error);
+      return res.status(500).json({ error: "Fehler beim Abrufen des Gerätenamens" });
+    }
+    if (results.length > 0) {
+      res.json({ name: results[0].name });
+    } else {
+      res.status(404).json({ error: "Gerät nicht gefunden" });
+    }
+  });
+}