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## [Creating Motion-Activated Lights with Timer Reset](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-motion-activated-lights-with-timer-reset/81436)

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**Author:** [@kineci](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kineci)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-motion-activated-lights-with-timer-reset/81436 "2023-09-19T14:02:49Z")

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Hello, I'm working on my first automation project using Node-RED, and I need assistance in creating a flow that controls my lights based on motion detection. Before I proceed, let me address the guidelines: Research:…

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## [Help me find overseas partners to promote an IoT low-code platform with capabilities such as 3D, 2D, GIS, and NODE-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-me-find-overseas-partners-to-promote-an-iot-low-code-platform-with-capabilities-such-as-3d-2d-gis-and-node-red/81435)

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**Author:** [@iotfast](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iotfast)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-me-find-overseas-partners-to-promote-an-iot-low-code-platform-with-capabilities-such-as-3d-2d-gis-and-node-red/81435 "2023-09-19T11:31:48Z")

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IOT fast, a rapid development platform for Internet of things based on node red, is a full process low code IOT platform, It provides rich equipment acquisition and control protocols (Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, opcua, S7, F…

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## [Use of configuration node - needs deploy first?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-of-configuration-node-needs-deploy-first/81415)

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**Author:** [@ChristianSchieder](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ChristianSchieder)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-of-configuration-node-needs-deploy-first/81415 "2023-09-19T11:19:44Z")

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So i read a lot in the documentation, but several things appear not to be quiet obvious. I want to create several custom nodes which should have access to a configuration node providing broader common information like: …

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## [Link-call nodes: visually showing the connections to link-in node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-call-nodes-visually-showing-the-connections-to-link-in-node/81396)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-call-nodes-visually-showing-the-connections-to-link-in-node/81396 "2023-09-19T09:55:25Z")

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Hi There! I have come to use link-call nodes extensively and one thing I find difficult is seeing the connection to the link-in node. I can open the side-panel with all link-in nodes and the node that the link-call is c…

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## [Opc Ua and Certificate](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opc-ua-and-certificate/81023)

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**Author:** [@matteovi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/matteovi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 09:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opc-ua-and-certificate/81023 "2023-09-19T09:21:35Z")

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Hi, I have a problem with opc ua connection and certificate. This is Console log problem. I only try to connect with one item node and one opc client node.

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## [Scorecard is not listing Node and NodeRED versions which are present in package.json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scorecard-is-not-listing-node-and-nodered-versions-which-are-present-in-package-json/81223)

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**Author:** [@Stwissel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stwissel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/scorecard-is-not-listing-node-and-nodered-versions-which-are-present-in-package-json/81223 "2023-09-19T08:07:06Z")

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Just uploaded an updated node. The scorecard says node and NodeRED versions are missing. But the package.json lists(only relevant parts: { "name": "@insectos/ssh-exec", "version": "0.3.2", "engines": { "node":…

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## [Crypto node dynamically set encryption key](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/crypto-node-dynamically-set-encryption-key/81430)

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**Author:** [@FeliceM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FeliceM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 05:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/crypto-node-dynamically-set-encryption-key/81430 "2023-09-19T05:52:27Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm working on a project where I read an encryption key from an EEPROM chip and store it in the global context. I'm looking for a crypto node that allows me to set the encryption key dynamically during runt…

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## [WIRE JUNCTIONS - not getting the results I expect](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wire-junctions-not-getting-the-results-i-expect/81217)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 02:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wire-junctions-not-getting-the-results-i-expect/81217 "2023-09-19T02:49:14Z")

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Ok, so I have some wires and want to add a junction. I press/hold ALT and SHIFT and drag. The wires become orange / dashed. When I let go sometimes it junction is in a nice place. Sometimes: It isn't. Saying I am t…

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## [Mac version of node-red?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mac-version-of-node-red/81380)

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**Author:** [@alexia](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alexia)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 September 2023 00:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mac-version-of-node-red/81380 "2023-09-19T00:20:57Z")

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i cant find mac instructions to install it

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## [Cloning performance - using rfdc instead of clone](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cloning-performance-using-rfdc-instead-of-clone/81288)

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**Author:** [@asr9](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/asr9)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 21:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cloning-performance-using-rfdc-instead-of-clone/81288 "2023-09-18T21:03:06Z")

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Hi all, So I have a use case where on a single instance I have 18K+ nodes across multiple tabs. To modify a single flow I use the modify single flow API (using /docs/api/admin/methods/put/flow/). With that many nodes, t…

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## [Object manipulation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/object-manipulation/81422)

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**Author:** [@j.koopmann](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/j.koopmann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/object-manipulation/81422 "2023-09-18T19:05:00Z")

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This will be a no-brainer for 99% of people but I am lost at the moment. Simple task. Via MQTT I get messages from a program (p4d). I receive them and have them converted to JSON. All messages have properties: {"id":"U…

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## [Any login to github fail](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/any-login-to-github-fail/81405)

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**Author:** [@Moosbueffel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Moosbueffel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 18:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/any-login-to-github-fail/81405 "2023-09-18T18:43:14Z")

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I hope someone can help me. I read documentation and watched video from @knolleary and also read discussion here. I think, I have done all things right. First I tried https. I get a box for login and password. I wrote i…

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## [MCP3008, cannot read the value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mcp3008-cannot-read-the-value/81417)

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**Author:** [@Erwin228](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Erwin228)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 18:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mcp3008-cannot-read-the-value/81417 "2023-09-18T18:30:05Z")

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Hello everybody, I got a problem that even ChatGTP has no answer for... I got a MCP3008, channel 0, CS0 SPI0 with LDR and got it working with Python. With Node-Red I used RPI-a/d converter with a debug to read (result…

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## [Fork Node or Clone Node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fork-node-or-clone-node/81389)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 16:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fork-node-or-clone-node/81389 "2023-09-18T16:56:19Z")

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Hi There! I'm doing some UML2Node-RED flows and I came across a UML node that Node-RED doesn't seem to have and that is the fork node. A fork node receives one message and clones that message to each of it's output por…

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## [Updating node with renamed default keys](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-node-with-renamed-default-keys/81418)

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**Author:** [@meijey](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/meijey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 15:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-node-with-renamed-default-keys/81418 "2023-09-18T15:24:09Z")

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Hi everybody, while updating my custom node I noticed, that some of my default key names are not very accurate. If I want to set the old value to the new key I have to keep the old key in defaults, otherwise the value …

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## [Flow Environment credentials are lost](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-environment-credentials-are-lost/80950)

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**Author:** [@dzm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dzm)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-environment-credentials-are-lost/80950 "2023-09-18T14:10:06Z")

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Hello I am having a weird issue when a flow sometimes loses its credentials stored in the environment variables and replaces such values with the default "\_\_PWRD\_\_". The easiest way to reproduce this issue (although I …

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## [Smoothing a value and check for extrems](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/smoothing-a-value-and-check-for-extrems/81303)

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**Author:** [@Manuel\_o](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Manuel_o)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/smoothing-a-value-and-check-for-extrems/81303 "2023-09-18T13:59:44Z")

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Hello friends. Today i am testing a current HAt to measure my 4-20 mA signal. For this i am using the waveshare current HAt and my ROCKPI E, where my Node-red instance is running. To read the current hat i am using thi…

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## [Stacking dashboard nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stacking-dashboard-nodes/81360)

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**Author:** [@MrQozy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MrQozy)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 10:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stacking-dashboard-nodes/81360 "2023-09-18T10:54:31Z")

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Hello, is there anyway to stack dashboard nodes on top of each other in the UI? For example I can have a gauge and stack a button on top of it. I'm willing to try anything. Thank you so much.

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## [Node google driver](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-google-driver/81413)

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**Author:** [@issambfs1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/issambfs1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 10:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-google-driver/81413 "2023-09-18T10:33:47Z")

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i'm trying to upload a file to google-drive using node-red-contrib-google-docs but i try all and i get northing is there anyone has done it before . if you can give us advise how it work \[ { "id": "2b8660…

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## [Modbus UINT16 to decimal?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-uint16-to-decimal/80498)

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**Author:** [@Darren](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Darren)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 10:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-uint16-to-decimal/80498 "2023-09-18T10:20:35Z")

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Hello, I've got a rotation sensor that is returning values via Modbus through a Mitsubishi PLC, and the PLC programming software is calculating and displaying decimal values for a rate in the range 0.2m3/hr to 3 decimal …

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## [Access objects in template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-objects-in-template-node/80304)

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**Author:** [@donsay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/donsay)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [18 September 2023 02:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-objects-in-template-node/80304 "2023-09-18T02:41:15Z")

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I have created a Template node which contains a number of checkboxes, like this (all have unique names): \<input style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;" type="checkbox" name="…

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## [Edit the login.html of Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edit-the-login-html-of-node-red/81375)

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**Author:** [@Brandon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Brandon)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 19:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/edit-the-login-html-of-node-red/81375 "2023-09-17T19:33:58Z")

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Hello I'm newbie and I would like to know where can I modify the login of Node-RED because I would like to add a photo of my house at login but I didn't find the HTML.

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## [UIBUILDER v6.6 beta progress: New uib-save node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-6-beta-progress-new-uib-save-node/81376)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 18:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-6-beta-progress-new-uib-save-node/81376 "2023-09-17T18:42:04Z")

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Another weekend, some more goodies pushed to the v6.6.0 branch on GitHub in case you want to follow along. Notable highlight this time is the addition of a new node, uib-save. Makes it easy to output files to the folde…

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## [Dashboard kiosk mode - no internet](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-kiosk-mode-no-internet/81357)

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**Author:** [@trodys](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/trodys)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-kiosk-mode-no-internet/81357 "2023-09-17T17:53:31Z")

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Newbie question. I have made a display that receives temp values from USB/COM. Node red are setup on a Raspberry with kiosk that automatically launch the dashboard. Everything works fine when Raspberry are connected t…

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## [Access number of array](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-number-of-array/81392)

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**Author:** [@einfach112](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/einfach112)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 13:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/access-number-of-array/81392 "2023-09-17T13:39:47Z")

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good Morning, and again I have a problem with reading out the data that I want to read out. In the picture I see the result: Payload: array\[0\] I would like to respond to that! e.g. If (the array has the number \> 0){ …

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## [Backup NodeRed without WebGUI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backup-nodered-without-webgui/81160)

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**Author:** [@TjardF](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TjardF)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/backup-nodered-without-webgui/81160 "2023-09-17T13:19:35Z")

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Hi guys. I had a pretty stable NodeRed running with a Mosquito on my Raps, but today I wanted to install some additional services for 3d Printing. Stupid as I were I didn't do any kind of backup, so now I have a fcked …

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## [Node-Red v3.1.0 Exec node now causing an Error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v3-1-0-exec-node-now-causing-an-error/81366)

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**Author:** [@PdeJ](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PdeJ)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 10:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v3-1-0-exec-node-now-causing-an-error/81366 "2023-09-17T10:18:56Z")

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The following command works without issue in the Terminal of the Raspberry PI ffmpeg -i /path/to/your/audiofile.mp3 -f wav - | aplay and use to work in the Node Red exec node, but now fails producing an unknown error. …

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## [$flowContext with req.params?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowcontext-with-req-params/81395)

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**Author:** [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flowcontext-with-req-params/81395 "2023-09-17T10:51:27Z")

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I have a flow context object called testobject: { test1:\[{some content..}\], test2:\[{some other content..}\] } I want to use a change node to return the property that was requested via req.params.item req.params.item …

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## [Accessing Microsoft Graph API](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-microsoft-graph-api/81388)

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**Author:** [@tfuchs1987](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tfuchs1987)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 08:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-microsoft-graph-api/81388 "2023-09-17T08:11:58Z")

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Hi Node-Redders, I am wondering if I can access the Microsoft Graph API with a function-node and a http-request node. I followed some guides on how to create an access token on https://portal.azure.com/ and I think I lo…

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## [Importing a function from a module in functionGlobalContext](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/importing-a-function-from-a-module-in-functionglobalcontext/81384)

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**Author:** [@mrSidX](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrSidX)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [17 September 2023 06:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/importing-a-function-from-a-module-in-functionglobalcontext/81384 "2023-09-17T06:52:29Z")

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I have a module specified in functionGlobalContext cloudfrontSigner: require ('@aws-sdk/cloudfront-signer') I plan to use this in a function node, but I'm having trouble importing the function. Traditional node.js cod…

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