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## [Useful Skill for Alexa custom notifications](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/useful-skill-for-alexa-custom-notifications/7444)

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**Author:** [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2019 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/useful-skill-for-alexa-custom-notifications/7444 "2019-02-05T16:31:33Z")

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This Alexa skill looks to be useful for sending custom notifications from node red to Alexa: www.notifymyecho.com

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## [Call function inside a template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/call-function-inside-a-template/66008)

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**Author:** [@joshuaC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joshuaC)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/call-function-inside-a-template/66008 "2022-08-04T13:47:39Z")

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Hello, I have a flow that is starting with an http node (GET), checking for the login, and if successful, I have some functions and rest api call (post) that are being run to retrieve some data. After that I display my …

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## [Having issues with HTTP-Request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-issues-with-http-request/66009)

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**Author:** [@psybernoid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/psybernoid)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 13:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-issues-with-http-request/66009 "2022-08-04T13:06:16Z")

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Hi all, quite new to Node-Red - only started using it yesterday, so may be trying to run before I can walk. Anyway, I had a notion of scraping my local refuse collection site to keep an up-to date list of when the next …

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## [Install additional node to docker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-additional-node-to-docker/66015)

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**Author:** [@luis1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/luis1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 12:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/install-additional-node-to-docker/66015 "2022-08-04T12:11:18Z")

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Hi, I'm running node-red with docker-compose and try to preinstall a node to my environment. I followed the example from the documentation and added WORKDIR /usr/src/node-red RUN npm install node-red-node-smooth at …

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## [Problem with @intres/azure-cognitive speech to text](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-intres-azure-cognitive-speech-to-text/65882)

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**Author:** [@Corentin-F](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Corentin-F)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 11:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-with-intres-azure-cognitive-speech-to-text/65882 "2022-08-04T11:48:52Z")

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Hi, During a test with @intres/azure-cognitive, using ms-speech-to-text, i always got this debug message : SST is cancelled with NoMatch To test, i do that : But same error.. If someone have an idea or can help me.…

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## [Extract specific values from nested JSON array from Influxv2 query](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-specific-values-from-nested-json-array-from-influxv2-query/65977)

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**Author:** [@becsL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/becsL)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 11:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-specific-values-from-nested-json-array-from-influxv2-query/65977 "2022-08-04T11:27:07Z")

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First time poster so be gentle! I have scoured Google and this forum for similar issues as me but to no avail. I have had similar problems with nested JSON in the past but have worked around it because I couldn't find an…

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## [A node to read lines from a csv list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-node-to-read-lines-from-a-csv-list/65995)

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**Author:** [@loyaltolex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/loyaltolex)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 11:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-node-to-read-lines-from-a-csv-list/65995 "2022-08-04T11:05:05Z")

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I have a simple list of tide times like this on the local storage hl number AEST date & time height 0 60050 1/01/2022 6:59 1.76 1 60050 1/01/2022 13:25 0.19 0 60050 1/01/2022 19:04 1.16 1 60050 2/01/2022 0:49 0.…

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## [Node-RED Pythonshell Raspberry Pi](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pythonshell-raspberry-pi/65990)

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**Author:** [@Alexandru89](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Alexandru89)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 10:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pythonshell-raspberry-pi/65990 "2022-08-04T10:41:52Z")

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Hi all, I would like to run in Node-RED a python script using a python shell block. After adding the location of the .py script inside the block settings and adding a simple debug window the output is empty. The locat…

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## [Can not install dashboard on Raspberry Pi 4, please help](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-install-dashboard-on-raspberry-pi-4-please-help/65993)

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**Author:** [@TAQUOCBAO](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TAQUOCBAO)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 10:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-not-install-dashboard-on-raspberry-pi-4-please-help/65993 "2022-08-04T10:23:31Z")

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pi@raspberrypi:~/.node-red $ npm i node-red/node-red-dashboard npm WARN engine node-red-dashboard@3.1.8: wanted: {"node":"\>=12"} (current: {"node":"10.24.0","npm":"2.15.12"}) npm WARN peerDependencies The peer dependen…

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## [Line chart is not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-is-not-working/65963)

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**Author:** [@FatimaSeemab](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FatimaSeemab)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/line-chart-is-not-working/65963 "2022-08-04T08:28:09Z")

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Hi!! I am trying to display a line chart here but it is not showing anything can anyone please help me? What am I doing wrong? This is the snippet of output where I want to display my line chart And below is the pa…

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## [Controlling VLC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-vlc/65799)

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**Author:** [@aytli](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aytli)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 07:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/controlling-vlc/65799 "2022-08-04T07:42:37Z")

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I'm trying to create a flow to play videos on a Raspberry Pi using VLC. However, I'm having trouble even starting VLC with Node Red. Simply using an exec node to run "vlc" does not work. Here are some of the things I've…

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## [Dashboard background Change?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-background-change/65961)

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**Author:** [@omerhuso](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/omerhuso)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [4 August 2022 07:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-background-change/65961 "2022-08-04T07:32:24Z")

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Hello there, ı am a university student and currently doing my summer internship programme. My project is to read "OMRON PLC İNPUTS AND MAKE A SCADA VİA DASHBOARD". I manage to read plc outputs and use them to glow led d…

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## [🎉 Node-RED 3.0.1 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-3-0-1-released/65472)

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**Author:** [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 22:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-3-0-1-released/65472 "2022-08-03T22:03:42Z")

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Node-RED 3.0.1 has been released. This rolls up a small number of fixes from the last few days. Most notably, it restores support for slightly older browsers... so no more disappearing nodes causing unnecessary panics. …

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## [Pallets are not installing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pallets-are-not-installing/65991)

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**Author:** [@RBSI](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RBSI)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 22:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pallets-are-not-installing/65991 "2022-08-03T22:00:04Z")

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Hello i am trying to install the OPCUA pallet in my node-red. I am currently running node-red version 2.2.2 on the docker and i have used this following command to start the container and run the node-red: docker run…

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## [USB Barcode / NFC Reader](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/usb-barcode-nfc-reader/65857)

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**Author:** [@Flustered](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Flustered)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/usb-barcode-nfc-reader/65857 "2022-08-03T20:22:05Z")

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Hi. I'm new. Be gentle! Using node Red 3.0.0 I'm trying to get a headless device working; the idea is simple: scan an RFID card on a reader, and it plays a music track. Simples? The node-red projects I have seen us…

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## [Cannot install new pallets (OPCUA)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-new-pallets-opcua/65986)

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**Author:** [@RBSI](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RBSI)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-install-new-pallets-opcua/65986 "2022-08-03T20:14:09Z")

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Hello i am unable to install OPCUA nodes and i don't know what are these errors? can anyone help me to fix this? Thank you

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## [Migrating configuration to a configuration node (or, programmatically instantiating a config node)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/migrating-configuration-to-a-configuration-node-or-programmatically-instantiating-a-config-node/61154)

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**Author:** [@sverre](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sverre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/migrating-configuration-to-a-configuration-node-or-programmatically-instantiating-a-config-node/61154 "2022-08-03T20:01:37Z")

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I'm considering moving some configuration fields from an existing node to a (new) config node, but would like to avoid a breaking change if possible. Is there a way to instantiate a config node programmatically? If there…

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## [Another message split issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-message-split-issue/65962)

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**Author:** [@9toejack](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/9toejack)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 18:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-message-split-issue/65962 "2022-08-03T18:51:05Z")

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Ok im sure im missing something simple here. I am trying to for now get the power settings from an esp8266 with tasmota here is the mqtt message. {"Time":"2022-08-03T07:44:49","Uptime":"0T04:10:13","UptimeSec":15013,"H…

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## [Documentation improvement](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/documentation-improvement/65984)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/documentation-improvement/65984 "2022-08-03T17:21:39Z")

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No one likes to hear complaints about documentation, but I have a suggestion that should not require a lot of effort. It has been a a year or so since I have updated any of my flows or contributed nodes, and I have been …

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## [Issue joining parallel flows into one](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-joining-parallel-flows-into-one/65928)

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**Author:** [@ItsDaveTheWave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ItsDaveTheWave)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 14:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-joining-parallel-flows-into-one/65928 "2022-08-03T14:57:56Z")

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I want to divide one flow into two parallel flows, and then when both flows are finished i want to join them back into one, while also merging one object(msg.data in my case) in wich I store relevant info to be used afte…

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## [I have a question please](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-a-question-please/65967)

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**Author:** [@Fathi2022](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Fathi2022)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 14:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-have-a-question-please/65967 "2022-08-03T14:57:37Z")

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by mistake, I have removed the node so when I deploy the code it gives me this message Error: node not deployed. is there undo command?

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## [Using of SemVer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-of-semver/65965)

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**Author:** [@FStefanni](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FStefanni)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-of-semver/65965 "2022-08-03T14:44:57Z")

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Hi, this is a sort of issue for custom nodes creators, related to node-red not following SemVer. TL;DR @node-red developers, please use SemVer The long explanation I found that node-red does not use SemVer for trackin…

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## [How to securely communicate with HTTPS API?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-securely-communicate-with-https-api/65975)

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**Author:** [@Sulomus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sulomus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-securely-communicate-with-https-api/65975 "2022-08-03T14:02:36Z")

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Hello, my team is using Node-Red for data acquisition and Grafana for data visualization. Right now we are "fighting" with securing our HTTP requests from Node-Red to Grafana HTTPS API endpoint: We were trying to ex…

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## [How to preserve the data of a chart node across a restart of Node Red?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-preserve-the-data-of-a-chart-node-across-a-restart-of-node-red/65879)

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**Author:** [@Harpau](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Harpau)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-preserve-the-data-of-a-chart-node-across-a-restart-of-node-red/65879 "2022-08-03T13:35:38Z")

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I visualize in a Chart Node the data of a climate sensor over a longer period of time. Unfortunately, every time Node Red is restarted, all data recorded up to that point is lost. Has anyone already solved this problem…

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## [Copy Node ID from debug ERROR](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-id-from-debug-error/65960)

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**Author:** [@scargill](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scargill)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 11:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/copy-node-id-from-debug-error/65960 "2022-08-03T11:03:16Z")

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I've a node somewhere that is constantly causing errors. Over on the debug tab I see msg.error and above that the timestamp and the node ID - but if I try COP(Control-C) so I can find out where the node is... a LINK appe…

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## [Manage URLs in uibuilder](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/manage-urls-in-uibuilder/65956)

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**Author:** [@miladmrm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/miladmrm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 09:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/manage-urls-in-uibuilder/65956 "2022-08-03T09:56:32Z")

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Uibuilder only works with the front end, and NR handles the back end, OK. The question that comes to me here is how to manage URLs? For example, what if I want a path like localhost:1880/uibtest/example (instead of rend…

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## [Dashboard layout](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layout/65460)

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**Author:** [@FatimaSeemab](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/FatimaSeemab)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 08:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layout/65460 "2022-08-03T08:35:41Z")

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Hi, i need help. I have the following layout and I want my elements to be arranged like this but somehow it is giving me the following output could anyone help me. I want the sidebar to the leftmost side and bar c…

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## [Dashboard template - want to send icon by msg.payload, but doesn't work](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-want-to-send-icon-by-msg-payload-but-doesnt-work/65953)

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**Author:** [@zub](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zub)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 06:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-want-to-send-icon-by-msg-payload-but-doesnt-work/65953 "2022-08-03T06:36:03Z")

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Hi, it must be something obvious as I can't find solution. I try to use template to show icon if I enter to template i have nice fire icon. However, I want to do it programmically, so I try to inject message with …

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## [Uibuilder - Changing the size of html elements when deploying frontend codes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-changing-the-size-of-html-elements-when-deploying-frontend-codes/65911)

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**Author:** [@miladmrm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/miladmrm)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 06:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-changing-the-size-of-html-elements-when-deploying-frontend-codes/65911 "2022-08-03T06:29:25Z")

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UIbuilder changes the size of HTML elements in my frontend code when deploying. What is the reason? My html body out of uibuilder is 1862\*1040 and in uibuilder is 1551\*1034. Even when I did not use uIbuilder and used t…

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## [How to solve HTTP - Request error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-solve-http-request-error/65794)

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**Author:** [@Swissurs](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Swissurs)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [3 August 2022 06:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-solve-http-request-error/65794 "2022-08-03T06:22:38Z")

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I have a issue with solving HTTP-request error using following request in the browser returns a usable data string https://192.168.0.74:1443/api/config/flags But in node red there are alarms I can't solve For example…

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