# Latest

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## [Send notification to LAN devices (Android, Iphone) even when internet is down](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-notification-to-lan-devices-android-iphone-even-when-internet-is-down/67593)

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**Author:** [@MMB](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MMB)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 13:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-notification-to-lan-devices-android-iphone-even-when-internet-is-down/67593 "2022-09-16T13:32:12Z")

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Hello, I have a running server (windows) with Node-red which send me various notification to connected devices via WhatsApp and emails thru Internet. I need to receive those notification in case of internet is down, whi…

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## [Ideas for comparing week-over-week values](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ideas-for-comparing-week-over-week-values/67799)

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**Author:** [@grant1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/grant1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ideas-for-comparing-week-over-week-values/67799 "2022-09-16T13:25:07Z")

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Hello. We have an ammonia tank that get depleted over about 8 weeks, then refilled. The tank has a meter that transmits its status once a week (every Friday about 16:33). The data looks like this: array\[1\] 0: object …

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## [Iterate over all Nodes in a flow at runtime](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/iterate-over-all-nodes-in-a-flow-at-runtime/67649)

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**Author:** [@michelbarnich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/michelbarnich)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/iterate-over-all-nodes-in-a-flow-at-runtime/67649 "2022-09-16T13:24:41Z")

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Hi I built a Node that lists the IDs of all Nodes with the help of the RED library, but I noticed that the IDs that it returns are not the same IDs as the Nodes have during runtime. Is there any method to get all the No…

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## [Converting a flow to arp-node from pinging](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-a-flow-to-arp-node-from-pinging/67781)

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**Author:** [@Vansmak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vansmak)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 13:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-a-flow-to-arp-node-from-pinging/67781 "2022-09-16T13:13:32Z")

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I need some advanced help as I am in way over my head. I am using this flow and added all my own device ip addresses. It uses ping but how hard would it be to adapt this to use arp-node instead? I could enter mac address…

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## [Duration in MM between two times](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duration-in-mm-between-two-times/67797)

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**Author:** [@notownblues](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/notownblues)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 12:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duration-in-mm-between-two-times/67797 "2022-09-16T12:05:39Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to write a function to give me the duration in minutes from two times in the same payload. For example 17:45 to 18:45 would give me a duration of 60min. Do you guys know how I can achieve that? Many tha…

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## [Change node enhancement idea: Add JavaScript function as a change option](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-enhancement-idea-add-javascript-function-as-a-change-option/67796)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-enhancement-idea-add-javascript-function-as-a-change-option/67796 "2022-09-16T11:50:10Z")

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Fresh back from holiday and looking at the change node something dropped into place in my mind about a slight frustration with it. We now have lots of nice options for the change node but I think that an obvious one may…

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## [Issue with passport authentication (pkce flow), token url not reachable from nodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-passport-authentication-pkce-flow-token-url-not-reachable-from-nodered/67800)

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**Author:** [@DJDev](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DJDev)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 11:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-passport-authentication-pkce-flow-token-url-not-reachable-from-nodered/67800 "2022-09-16T11:48:56Z")

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Hi, I am using nodered in Docker with authentication enabled. I am using an oidc passport package with pkce support (@techpass/passport-openidconnect - npm) to authenticate in nodered. Using this package nodered is a…

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## [No debug output in side-bar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-debug-output-in-side-bar/67721)

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**Author:** [@dvogureckiy99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dvogureckiy99)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-debug-output-in-side-bar/67721 "2022-09-16T11:02:23Z")

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I get nothing in my debug box. Any ides why?

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## [Feature request: Find and Replace / Better Search](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-find-and-replace-better-search/17265)

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**Author:** [@poldim](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/poldim)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 10:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-find-and-replace-better-search/17265 "2022-09-16T10:05:46Z")

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Now that I've got more and more flows within Node RED, it would be nice if there was an option to replace items within the UI. For example, my use of NR is primarily for automation with Home Assistant. If I change some…

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## [Integration of front-end frameworks for custom node editors](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/integration-of-front-end-frameworks-for-custom-node-editors/67645)

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**Author:** [@VinzenzTrimborn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/VinzenzTrimborn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 10:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/integration-of-front-end-frameworks-for-custom-node-editors/67645 "2022-09-16T10:03:36Z")

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I have worked a lot with node-red and wrote a couple of custom nodes. I always aim for a high usability of the node editor. However, it is hard to write nice UIs in the node editor when I have to write JQuery and "plain"…

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## [How can i get several values from asynchronous inputs? (object detection & pose detection)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-get-several-values-from-asynchronous-inputs-object-detection-pose-detection/67779)

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**Author:** [@hero](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hero)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-get-several-values-from-asynchronous-inputs-object-detection-pose-detection/67779 "2022-09-16T08:55:14Z")

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Im going to make some flow that perform operations based on detected objects and motion. so first of all, I made that the camera input stream is transmitted to the object recognition node and the pose recognition node i…

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## [Start flow from outside nodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-flow-from-outside-nodered/67790)

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**Author:** [@FeliceM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FeliceM)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-flow-from-outside-nodered/67790 "2022-09-16T08:28:53Z")

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Hi, I need some help. I have a flow in nodered that needs to start from outside the nodered environment but on the same device (Raspberry Pi). I am trying to use an HTTP-in-node set as GET and listening on http://loca…

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## [Editor windows in change/switch etc](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-windows-in-change-switch-etc/67788)

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**Author:** [@rewegit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rewegit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 07:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-windows-in-change-switch-etc/67788 "2022-09-16T07:26:03Z")

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The editor window in the function-node can be easily expanded. This is great. Could this also be implemented especially for the JSONata/JSON editors in the change/switch nodes? Especially for JSONata expressions it is …

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## [Updating nodes from True to False when no movement detected](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-nodes-from-true-to-false-when-no-movement-detected/67763)

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**Author:** [@cagray](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cagray)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/updating-nodes-from-true-to-false-when-no-movement-detected/67763 "2022-09-16T08:25:33Z")

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Hi, Newbie here and trying to set up a Vacation mode. The task I'm trying to do is check if people haven't been around for a while, so both of us away --\> start video recording. If we're away and motion detected by any …

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## [Trigger email based on subject line](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-email-based-on-subject-line/67785)

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**Author:** [@Ranga](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ranga)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 08:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-email-based-on-subject-line/67785 "2022-09-16T08:12:49Z")

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How to trigger the email based on subject line.

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## [Creating nodes: how to execute code?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-nodes-how-to-execute-code/67789)

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**Author:** [@magnusso](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/magnusso)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 07:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-nodes-how-to-execute-code/67789 "2022-09-16T07:46:08Z")

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Could you please point me in the right direction. How does one create a simple timer? Initially a light is turned off by the press of a button, which initiates message. After 5 minutes has passed, how do you initiate a t…

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## [One-button garage - help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/one-button-garage-help/66354)

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**Author:** [@zlucio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zlucio)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 07:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/one-button-garage-help/66354 "2022-09-16T07:41:55Z")

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I should make an automation with node red + telegram for my garage and I ask for your help. Basically I have a Garage of which the only control I have of it is a button which, if pressed: When closed, it opens the gara…

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## [🚀 \[FlexDash\] alpha release - a dashboard for Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-alpha-release-a-dashboard-for-node-red/65861)

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**Author:** [@tve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tve)\
**Replies:** 227\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-alpha-release-a-dashboard-for-node-red/65861 "2022-09-16T07:33:15Z")

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FlexDash is an IoT dashboard built using modern web components and with deep integration into Node-RED. It is very similar in general concept to the standard Node-RED dashboard: it has tabs filled with a grid of widgets,…

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## [Slide to confirm button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/slide-to-confirm-button/67658)

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**Author:** [@PaulKana](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PaulKana)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 07:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/slide-to-confirm-button/67658 "2022-09-16T07:00:30Z")

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Hi, I', looking to create a touch interface that has reset buttons. I'd like to use slide to confirm ie: There is quite a lot of those here for example, but I don't really know how to integrate.. Has anybody already…

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## [TreeList widget is not visible](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/treelist-widget-is-not-visible/67756)

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**Author:** [@sangwoo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sangwoo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2022 03:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/treelist-widget-is-not-visible/67756 "2022-09-16T03:00:47Z")

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I studied the contents of the link, but the treelist is not visible. TreeList Widget : Node-RED node-red/60-link.html at master · node-red/node-red · GitHub Below is my code. \<script type="text/html" data-template-…

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## [Whats a good way to repeat an incoming message?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-a-good-way-to-repeat-an-incoming-message/67731)

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**Author:** [@EaB11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EaB11)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 23:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whats-a-good-way-to-repeat-an-incoming-message/67731 "2022-09-15T23:41:39Z")

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i currently have some buttons in other software which are sending messages to Node Red.. when i press a button down it sends one message and when i release the button it sends a different message.. for example i press a …

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## [Remove an array depending on a condition](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-an-array-depending-on-a-condition/67771)

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**Author:** [@notownblues](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/notownblues)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 22:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-an-array-depending-on-a-condition/67771 "2022-09-15T22:53:07Z")

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Hi, I'm using the TransportAPI to pull the next train departures from a station to a destination. There's multiple destinations (trains) I can take but one of them, the Weybridge one is 1h20 so I would like to exclude i…

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## [Node-red crashes Any suggestions on where to start](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashes-any-suggestions-on-where-to-start/67758)

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**Author:** [@davec1001](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davec1001)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 20:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashes-any-suggestions-on-where-to-start/67758 "2022-09-15T20:51:32Z")

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Sigh......I have a complex environment and complex flows. I have had 3 instances of node-red crashing in the last week. The only log message is 15 Sep 01:37:25 - \[red\] Uncaught Exception: 15 Sep 01:37:25 - \[error\] …

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## [BACnet read issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bacnet-read-issue/67770)

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**Author:** [@vantech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vantech)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 20:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bacnet-read-issue/67770 "2022-09-15T20:51:00Z")

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Hi, I am using the BACnet integration. I have a virtual BACnet device setup, with a binary input as shown below hosted on 192.168.10.119. And I have this code in Node-RED: \[ { "id": "16d448de43b736aa", …

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## [Running Node-Red Tests on Gitlab CI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-tests-on-gitlab-ci/67741)

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**Author:** [@BShashwat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BShashwat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/running-node-red-tests-on-gitlab-ci/67741 "2022-09-15T18:46:05Z")

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Hi All, I have written custom nodes and corresponding unit tests for them. They run fine locally. Now I am trying to set-up gitlab ci so that the same tests can run when any raises a Merge Request after making changes i…

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## [How to put a file in http request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-put-a-file-in-http-request/67605)

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**Author:** [@vincentk222](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vincentk222)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 18:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-put-a-file-in-http-request/67605 "2022-09-15T18:31:10Z")

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I have this curl command that I would like to have in node red curl -X 'POST' 'https://api.server.com/processing/myfunction?include=opt1&include=opt2&wait\_for=120' -H 'accept: application/json' -H 'Content-Type: m…

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## [Change Top Logo on the Left](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-top-logo-on-the-left/67728)

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**Author:** [@edgars](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edgars)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 18:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-top-logo-on-the-left/67728 "2022-09-15T18:28:35Z")

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Hi People, Version: Node-RED version: v3.0.2 I am trying to change the top logo on the left, I followed the documentation, but it is not working. I followed this doc: But it did not worked, What I did: I added the…

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## [FlexDash Button Bar (or multistate switch)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-button-bar-or-multistate-switch/67724)

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**Author:** [@tve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tve)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexdash-button-bar-or-multistate-switch/67724 "2022-09-15T16:40:32Z")

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@domenicquirl provided long feedback looking for something like the multi-state button in FlexDash. Even though I directed him to the FlexDash Alpha thread that thread is getting darn long, so I'm replying in a new threa…

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## [How to use TreeList widget in my custom node editor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-treelist-widget-in-my-custom-node-editor/67735)

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**Author:** [@sangwoo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sangwoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 16:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-treelist-widget-in-my-custom-node-editor/67735 "2022-09-15T16:06:21Z")

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I'm looking at Node-RED docs/api/ui/treelist, but I don't know how to apply it. I want to see some basic example of treelist. Please help me!!

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## [Dashboard number input with +/- Buttons for changes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-number-input-with-buttons-for-changes/67705)

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**Author:** [@Gnomi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Gnomi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 September 2022 15:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-number-input-with-buttons-for-changes/67705 "2022-09-15T15:56:20Z")

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For entering data I need a simple field showing the value from msg.payload and beside the value little buttons "+" "-" to increment or decrement the value on the output. I hope I did not oversaw a solution here or a link…

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