diff --git a/DataFormats/Detectors/CTP/include/DataFormatsCTP/Scalers.h b/DataFormats/Detectors/CTP/include/DataFormatsCTP/Scalers.h
index 073cd6a78c24f..eacbadbe9bedc 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Detectors/CTP/include/DataFormatsCTP/Scalers.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Detectors/CTP/include/DataFormatsCTP/Scalers.h
@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@ class CTPRunScalers
   /// same with absolute  timestamp (not orbit) as argument
   std::pair<double, double> getRateGivenT(double timestamp, int classindex, int type) const;
 
+  /// retrieves integral for class
+  std::array<uint64_t, 7> getIntegralForClass(int i) const
+  {
+    return {
+      mScalerRecordO2[0].scalers[i].classIndex,
+      mScalerRecordO2[mScalerRecordO2.size() - 1].scalers[i].lmBefore - mScalerRecordO2[0].scalers[i].lmBefore,
+      mScalerRecordO2[mScalerRecordO2.size() - 1].scalers[i].lmAfter - mScalerRecordO2[0].scalers[i].lmAfter,
+      mScalerRecordO2[mScalerRecordO2.size() - 1].scalers[i].l0Before - mScalerRecordO2[0].scalers[i].l0Before,
+      mScalerRecordO2[mScalerRecordO2.size() - 1].scalers[i].l0After - mScalerRecordO2[0].scalers[i].l0After,
+      mScalerRecordO2[mScalerRecordO2.size() - 1].scalers[i].l1Before - mScalerRecordO2[0].scalers[i].l1Before,
+      mScalerRecordO2[mScalerRecordO2.size() - 1].scalers[i].l1After - mScalerRecordO2[0].scalers[i].l1After,
+    };
+  }
   /// retrieves time boundaries of this scaler object from O2 scalers
   std::pair<unsigned long, unsigned long> getTimeLimit() const
   {
diff --git a/Detectors/CTP/macro/CMakeLists.txt b/Detectors/CTP/macro/CMakeLists.txt
index eb78fd89d7aff..96f336c840241 100644
--- a/Detectors/CTP/macro/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Detectors/CTP/macro/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,4 +69,8 @@ o2_add_test_root_macro(TestFetcher.C
                        PUBLIC_LINK_LIBRARIES O2::DataFormatsCTP
                                              O2::CCDB
                        LABELS ctp)
+o2_add_test_root_macro(CreateBKForRun.C
+                       PUBLIC_LINK_LIBRARIES O2::DataFormatsCTP
+                                             O2::CCDB
+                       LABELS ctp)
 
diff --git a/Detectors/CTP/macro/CreateBKForRun.C b/Detectors/CTP/macro/CreateBKForRun.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..06ef9eac5f900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Detectors/CTP/macro/CreateBKForRun.C
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
+// See https://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
+// All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
+//
+// This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+// License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
+//
+// In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
+// granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
+// or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
+
+#if !defined(__CLING__) || defined(__ROOTCLING__)
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <TMath.h>
+#include <CCDB/BasicCCDBManager.h>
+#include <DataFormatsCTP/Configuration.h>
+#include <DataFormatsParameters/GRPLHCIFData.h>
+#endif
+using namespace o2::ctp;
+
+void CreateBKForRun()
+{
+  std::vector<int> runs = {558124, 558126, 558215, 558217, 558221, 558244, 558247};
+  std::string mCCDBPathCTPScalers = "CTP/Calib/Scalers";
+  std::string mCCDBPathCTPConfig = "CTP/Config/Config";
+  //
+  std::string filename = "BKcounters.txt";
+  std::ofstream outfile(filename);
+  if (!outfile) {
+    Error("", "Failed to open file %s", filename.c_str());
+    return;
+  }
+  auto& ccdbMgr = o2::ccdb::BasicCCDBManager::instance();
+  for (auto const& runNumber : runs) {
+    auto soreor = ccdbMgr.getRunDuration(runNumber);
+    uint64_t timeStamp = (soreor.second - soreor.first) / 2 + soreor.first;
+    std::cout << runNumber << " Timestamp:" << timeStamp << std::endl;
+    //
+    std::string srun = std::to_string(runNumber);
+    std::map<string, string> metadata;
+    metadata["runNumber"] = srun;
+    auto ctpscalers = ccdbMgr.getSpecific<CTPRunScalers>(mCCDBPathCTPScalers, timeStamp, metadata);
+    if (ctpscalers == nullptr) {
+      LOG(info) << "CTPRunScalers not in database, timestamp:" << timeStamp;
+    }
+    auto ctpcfg = ccdbMgr.getSpecific<CTPConfiguration>(mCCDBPathCTPConfig, timeStamp, metadata);
+    if (ctpcfg == nullptr) {
+      LOG(info) << "CTPRunConfig not in database, timestamp:" << timeStamp;
+    }
+    //
+    ctpscalers->convertRawToO2();
+    std::vector<CTPClass>& ctpcls = ctpcfg->getCTPClasses();
+    std::vector<int> clslist = ctpcfg->getTriggerClassList();
+    auto times = ctpscalers->getTimeLimit();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < clslist.size(); i++) {
+      // std::cout << i << " " << ctpcls[i].name ;
+      std::array<uint64_t, 7> cnts = ctpscalers->getIntegralForClass(i);
+      if (clslist[i] != (int)cnts[0]) {
+        LOG(fatal) << "cls list incompatible with counters";
+      }
+      std::cout << std::setw(21) << ctpcls[cnts[0]].name;
+      outfile << runNumber << ", " << ctpcls[i].name << ", " << std::get<1>(times) / 1000;
+      for (int j = 1; j < 7; j++) {
+        // std::cout << std::setw(21) << " " << cnts[j];
+        std::cout << ", " << cnts[j];
+        outfile << ", " << cnts[j];
+      }
+      std::cout << std::endl;
+      outfile << std::endl;
+    }
+  }
+  // ctpscalers->printFromZero(std::cout);
+  outfile.close();
+}