diff --git a/include/WebApi.h b/include/WebApi.h
index ed1f386b..bcad724f 100644
--- a/include/WebApi.h
+++ b/include/WebApi.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "WebApi_webapp.h"
 #include "WebApi_ws_console.h"
 #include "WebApi_ws_live.h"
+#include "WebApi_database.h"
 #include <ESPAsyncWebServer.h>
 
 class WebApiClass {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ private:
     WebApiWebappClass _webApiWebapp;
     WebApiWsConsoleClass _webApiWsConsole;
     WebApiWsLiveClass _webApiWsLive;
+    WebApiDatabaseClass _webApiWsDatabase;
 };
 
 extern WebApiClass WebApi;
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diff --git a/include/WebApi_database.h b/include/WebApi_database.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27b7cbd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/WebApi_database.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <ESPAsyncWebServer.h>
+
+#define DATABASE_FILENAME "/database.bin"
+
+class WebApiDatabaseClass {
+public:
+    void init(AsyncWebServer* server);
+    void loop();
+    bool write(float energy);
+
+    struct Data {
+        uint8_t	tm_year;
+        uint8_t tm_mon;
+        uint8_t tm_mday;
+        uint8_t tm_hour;
+        float   energy;
+    };
+
+private:
+    void onDatabase(AsyncWebServerRequest* request);
+
+    AsyncWebServer* _server;
+};
diff --git a/src/MqttHandleInverterTotal.cpp b/src/MqttHandleInverterTotal.cpp
index a0c3a38c..add8ca68 100644
--- a/src/MqttHandleInverterTotal.cpp
+++ b/src/MqttHandleInverterTotal.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 #include "Configuration.h"
 #include "MqttSettings.h"
 #include <Hoymiles.h>
+#include "WebApi_database.h"
 
 MqttHandleInverterTotalClass MqttHandleInverterTotal;
+WebApiDatabaseClass database;
 
 void MqttHandleInverterTotalClass::init()
 {
@@ -73,5 +75,7 @@ void MqttHandleInverterTotalClass::loop()
         MqttSettings.publish("dc/is_valid", String(totalReachable));
 
         _lastPublish.set(Configuration.get().Mqtt_PublishInterval * 1000);
+
+        database.write(totalAcYieldTotal);      // write value to database
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/WebApi.cpp b/src/WebApi.cpp
index fca1b088..9f1eda20 100644
--- a/src/WebApi.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ void WebApiClass::init()
     _webApiWebapp.init(&_server);
     _webApiWsConsole.init(&_server);
     _webApiWsLive.init(&_server);
+    _webApiWsDatabase.init(&_server);
 
     _server.begin();
 }
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ void WebApiClass::loop()
     _webApiWebapp.loop();
     _webApiWsConsole.loop();
     _webApiWsLive.loop();
+    _webApiWsDatabase.loop();
 }
 
 bool WebApiClass::checkCredentials(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
diff --git a/src/WebApi_database.cpp b/src/WebApi_database.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..129f1dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WebApi_database.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Ralf Bauer and others
+ */
+
+#include "WebApi_database.h"
+#include "MessageOutput.h"
+#include "WebApi.h"
+#include "defaults.h"
+#include <AsyncJson.h>
+#include <LittleFS.h>
+
+void WebApiDatabaseClass::init(AsyncWebServer* server)
+{
+    using std::placeholders::_1;
+
+    _server = server;
+    _server->on("/api/database", HTTP_GET, std::bind(&WebApiDatabaseClass::onDatabase, this, _1));
+}
+
+void WebApiDatabaseClass::loop()
+{
+}
+
+bool WebApiDatabaseClass::write(float energy)
+{
+    static uint8_t old_hour = 255;
+    static float old_energy = 0.0;
+
+    //LittleFS.remove(DATABASE_FILENAME);
+
+    struct tm timeinfo;
+    if (!getLocalTime(&timeinfo, 5))
+        return(false);
+    if (timeinfo.tm_hour == old_hour)
+        return(false);
+    if (energy <= old_energy)
+        return(false);
+
+    struct Data d;
+    d.tm_hour = old_hour = timeinfo.tm_hour;
+    d.tm_year = timeinfo.tm_year - 100; // year counting from 2000
+    d.tm_mon = timeinfo.tm_mon + 1;
+    d.tm_mday = timeinfo.tm_mday;
+    d.energy = old_energy = energy;
+
+    File f = LittleFS.open(DATABASE_FILENAME, "a");
+    if (!f) {
+        return(false);
+    }
+    f.write((const uint8_t*)&d, sizeof(Data));
+    f.close();
+    return(true);
+}
+
+void WebApiDatabaseClass::onDatabase(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
+{
+    if (!WebApi.checkCredentialsReadonly(request)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        File f = LittleFS.open(DATABASE_FILENAME, "r", false);
+        if (!f) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        struct Data d;
+
+        AsyncJsonResponse* response = new AsyncJsonResponse(true, 40000U);
+        JsonArray root = response->getRoot();
+
+        while (f.read((uint8_t*)&d, sizeof(Data))) {
+            JsonArray nested = root.createNestedArray();
+            nested.add(d.tm_year);
+            nested.add(d.tm_mon);
+            nested.add(d.tm_mday);
+            nested.add(d.tm_hour);
+            nested.add(d.energy);
+        }
+        f.close();
+
+        response->setLength();
+        request->send(response);
+
+    } catch (std::bad_alloc& bad_alloc) {
+        MessageOutput.printf("Call to /api/database temporarely out of resources. Reason: \"%s\".\r\n", bad_alloc.what());
+
+        WebApi.sendTooManyRequests(request);
+    }
+}