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## [Move from using request to alternative for HTTP](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/move-from-using-request-to-alternative-for-http/55892)

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**Author:** [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2021 10:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/move-from-using-request-to-alternative-for-http/55892 "2021-12-31T10:22:13Z")

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On the basis that request is deprecated, as part of looking at the fitbit node (Fitbit nodes - working? - #4 by borpin), I thought the first step might be to move the module away from request and to node-fetch (looking a…

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## [Value from nested array](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/value-from-nested-array/55922)

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**Author:** [@dineshaj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dineshaj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2021 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/value-from-nested-array/55922 "2021-12-31T10:21:51Z")

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I have an array returning from HTTP request { "status": "success", "message": \[ { "Account": { "company\_name": "ABC1", "api\_token": "abc1", …

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## [Enable/Disable multiple node selection](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enable-disable-multiple-node-selection/55919)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2021 09:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enable-disable-multiple-node-selection/55919 "2021-12-31T09:42:15Z")

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Is it possible to disable/enable a multiple selection of nodes?

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## [Dynamic max for ui dashboard slider node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-max-for-ui-dashboard-slider-node/17017)

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**Author:** [@Rtholl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rtholl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2021 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-max-for-ui-dashboard-slider-node/17017 "2021-12-31T07:12:21Z")

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Hey guys, Is there a way to feed the ui dashboard slider node an integer for the maximum value? My idea is to take the length of an array and feed this as the maximum of the slider node. Something like: "msg.ui\_slider.…

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## [Customizing Style of ui-list, table, text, and drop-down controls](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/customizing-style-of-ui-list-table-text-and-drop-down-controls/55896)

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**Author:** [@Jdo300](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jdo300)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2021 00:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/customizing-style-of-ui-list-table-text-and-drop-down-controls/55896 "2021-12-31T00:18:50Z")

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I'm currently working on creating custom styling for the UI controls on my dashboard (specifically, the ui-list, table, text, and dropdown controls). For the UI List and Table controls, I want to be able to Set the hi…

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## [Add option to limit number of topics per subscription requests](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-limit-number-of-topics-per-subscription-requests/55879)

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**Author:** [@Barbudor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Barbudor)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 22:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-option-to-limit-number-of-topics-per-subscription-requests/55879 "2021-12-30T22:13:39Z")

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Hi As discussed here : MQTT reconnection failure to Flespi.io - #16 by Barbudor it appears that some brokers (here it's Flespi (dot) io) have some limitations on the number of topics that can be submitted in a single s…

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## [Node-red-contrib-google-smarthome User verification feature](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-google-smarthome-user-verification-feature/55355)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 20:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-google-smarthome-user-verification-feature/55355 "2021-12-30T20:39:01Z")

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Just trying a new & useful feature that will shortly be added to node-red-contrib-google-smarthome - user verification. It is very easy to set up and works on all of the devices listed in the 'device' node, and has two …

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## [Creating a node with a drop down menu](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-a-node-with-a-drop-down-menu/55844)

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**Author:** [@bbartling](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bbartling)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2021 15:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-a-node-with-a-drop-down-menu/55844 "2021-12-29T15:35:18Z")

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Would anyone have any advice for how to start researching on how to create a Node that someone could install and pull out of the pallet? I understand the basics at a high level of installing a package locally with an np…

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## [\[uibuilderfe:socket-disconnect\] Reason: transport close when receiving json from node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilderfe-socket-disconnect-reason-transport-close-when-receiving-json-from-node-red/52288)

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**Author:** [@fangfang94](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fangfang94)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 17:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilderfe-socket-disconnect-reason-transport-close-when-receiving-json-from-node-red/52288 "2021-12-30T17:56:46Z")

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Currently I am using post to upload a excel file , and I will use ajax to get this response. and the next step is reading the excel header into a smart-select such as After select the table heading, and I will ge…

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## [Connexion API with credentials / bearer token](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connexion-api-with-credentials-bearer-token/54827)

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**Author:** [@Alexandre1987](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Alexandre1987)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 17:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/connexion-api-with-credentials-bearer-token/54827 "2021-12-30T17:44:26Z")

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I'm trying to create a client API connection flow. The information I have to create this feed is: -the root of the API: http s://mywebsite.com/ -user: "usertest" -password: "mypassword" -my endpoint for authentificat…

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## [How to handle NR server in different timezone?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-handle-nr-server-in-different-timezone/55828)

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**Author:** [@avienna](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/avienna)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 16:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-handle-nr-server-in-different-timezone/55828 "2021-12-30T16:47:14Z")

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Hi all. I am one week into learning node-red, and I have got some problems with handling different timezones. I tried hard to find a solution for my problem online, but I coudn't. I am running node-red on a raspberry …

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## [Use Revpi on window](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-revpi-on-window/54464)

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**Author:** [@Hanis](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hanis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-revpi-on-window/54464 "2021-12-30T16:38:52Z")

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I am new with node-red. My project involve a sensor connect with RevPi. My objective is to read sensor data from node-red. I have install node-red From those video, I have to install this "node-red-contrib-revpi-node…

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## [NodeRed MQTT bridge?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-mqtt-bridge/55308)

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**Author:** [@dclear](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dclear)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-mqtt-bridge/55308 "2021-12-30T16:35:33Z")

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Does anyone know of a flow to do this? I can't do it in Mosquitto (via the broker itself) unfortunately as there's some bug which means the bridge keeps disconnecting. I wondered if it could be done easily in Node Red? …

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## [Storage for MQTT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/storage-for-mqtt/55277)

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**Author:** [@sayod](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sayod)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2021 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/storage-for-mqtt/55277 "2021-12-29T13:10:05Z")

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Hello guys i want to make a storage for my mqtt, the plan is to save messages from topic to a database. (i'm new to this, so if you could show what kind of setup i need, like a screenshot, i would appreciate it) This i…

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## [Multiple communication interfaces on Node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-communication-interfaces-on-node-red/55877)

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**Author:** [@rohitgdt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rohitgdt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 16:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-communication-interfaces-on-node-red/55877 "2021-12-30T16:08:39Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm trying to set up my Raspberry Pi to read data from a PLC over Modbus TCP and sending this data over to cloud using MQTT. Now, I'm able to read the data from PLC and send the same to the cloud using M…

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## [How to reload modified module](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-reload-modified-module/55878)

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**Author:** [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 15:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-reload-modified-module/55878 "2021-12-30T15:17:23Z")

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What is the quickest way to force Node-RED to reload a module that has been modified on disk? Previously I have found I needed to restart Node-RED and refresh the browser, but I am wondering if there is an easier/quicke…

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## [If I have a message is there a way to find out "who" sent it?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/if-i-have-a-message-is-there-a-way-to-find-out-who-sent-it/55690)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/if-i-have-a-message-is-there-a-way-to-find-out-who-sent-it/55690 "2021-12-30T14:37:22Z")

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(Oops, I have not captured all the message here, but as an example) Is there a way to know anything more about from where this message came?

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## [MQTT reconnection failure to Flespi.io](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-reconnection-failure-to-flespi-io/55768)

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**Author:** [@Barbudor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Barbudor)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 14:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-reconnection-failure-to-flespi-io/55768 "2021-12-30T14:11:34Z")

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Hi I've been using node-red with mosquitto for more than a year without any problems. Recently, for a site where I can't have a local server, I started using Flespi.io cloud-based MQTT broker. Everything works fine ex…

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## [How to pass payload data from node red to mysql](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-payload-data-from-node-red-to-mysql/55875)

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**Author:** [@asyrahshah](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/asyrahshah)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 13:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-pass-payload-data-from-node-red-to-mysql/55875 "2021-12-30T13:44:01Z")

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Hello I am new with node red. Currently, I am working with node-red and mysql database for my final year project. I would like to send temperature data to the database but i have error stated that the array is undefined. …

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## ["Project" optional user-supplied commit message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/project-optional-user-supplied-commit-message/55839)

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**Author:** [@ajlennon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ajlennon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 12:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/project-optional-user-supplied-commit-message/55839 "2021-12-30T12:26:36Z")

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We're having a great time with the project support, which is auto-committing on deploys and pushing up to a repo on GitHub. This works very very well. What would help a lot is if we could turn on an optional commit mess…

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## [On and off random for 2 Relays alternating](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-and-off-random-for-2-relays-alternating/55851)

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**Author:** [@edstobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edstobi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/on-and-off-random-for-2-relays-alternating/55851 "2021-12-30T11:35:12Z")

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Hi I am trying to send to mqtt a random on and off for two relays. I tried to work with delay random delay. But this succeeds me only once and then stopped. I want to send random on and off as long as an action is act…

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## [How to automatically forward, 'Wikiquote: Quote of the day' to your family/friends group using Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-automatically-forward-wikiquote-quote-of-the-day-to-your-family-friends-group-using-node-red/55882)

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**Author:** [@mistywind](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mistywind)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-automatically-forward-wikiquote-quote-of-the-day-to-your-family-friends-group-using-node-red/55882 "2021-12-30T10:30:52Z")

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Here is how I did it. I used this in a function node to get it going.. let d = new Date(); const months = \["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", …

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## [Watch smart-plug for power usage ans switch on/off other smart-plug](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watch-smart-plug-for-power-usage-ans-switch-on-off-other-smart-plug/55847)

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**Author:** [@adrieg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/adrieg)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 10:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/watch-smart-plug-for-power-usage-ans-switch-on-off-other-smart-plug/55847 "2021-12-30T10:21:21Z")

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How can I create an sequence so a smart-plug will be watched and if power usage is above 1 watt the other plug turns on. I have made a sequence but that only works when I turn on the 1st plug and it only runs once. Hope…

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## [Google sheet TypeError](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/google-sheet-typeerror/55615)

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**Author:** [@Maruthi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Maruthi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 10:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/google-sheet-typeerror/55615 "2021-12-30T10:16:26Z")

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I'm using node red in Raspberry pi 3b+ Trying to Connect my google sheet to node red, But not Getting any data from Sheet Getting below error (node:361) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: response.data.value…

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## [Change node - outputs: 0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-outputs-0/55880)

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**Author:** [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 10:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-node-outputs-0/55880 "2021-12-30T10:15:00Z")

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I use change nodes to set flow/global variables and would like to visually see the "end" of the flow. In function nodes, one can set the number of outputs to 0. Would something like this be possible for the change node…

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## [Calculate number of hours with temperature higher then?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculate-number-of-hours-with-temperature-higher-then/55873)

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**Author:** [@dohnalradek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dohnalradek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculate-number-of-hours-with-temperature-higher-then/55873 "2021-12-30T08:44:31Z")

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Hi. I need to calculate number of hours with average temperatue higher then 7°C. I can calculate avwrage temperature per hour (by using calculate node) But I dont know what next? This node push one number every hou…

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## [TradeView financial charts in Dashboard UI Template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tradeview-financial-charts-in-dashboard-ui-template/55691)

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**Author:** [@interscope101](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/interscope101)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [30 December 2021 04:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tradeview-financial-charts-in-dashboard-ui-template/55691 "2021-12-30T04:04:27Z")

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Hello, attempting to incorporate TraveView charts into Dashboard UI Template. Code below works fine as a direct embed. However, not having success doing it via a msg.payload inject (in order to be able to progr…

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## [Merging instead of appending JSON in JOIN node after SPLIT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/merging-instead-of-appending-json-in-join-node-after-split/55864)

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**Author:** [@hobojoe720](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hobojoe720)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2021 23:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/merging-instead-of-appending-json-in-join-node-after-split/55864 "2021-12-29T23:18:37Z")

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I pull some data out of MySQL, split this and then format the results to create the JSON I need from each row and am trying to get this to merge correctly but think I am missing something here. The example flow below res…

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## [Removing a node manually](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/removing-a-node-manually/55860)

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**Author:** [@ebolisa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ebolisa)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2021 23:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/removing-a-node-manually/55860 "2021-12-29T23:09:03Z")

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Hello, How to surgically remove a node? Somehow, I corrupted a node but I just cannot remove it via dashboard. In log: 2021-12-29T18:06:01.980Z Remove : node-red-contrib-aedes In console: "Error: Unrecognised mo…

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## [How to make a flow, a topic is missing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-a-flow-a-topic-is-missing/55703)

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**Author:** [@etmomoabc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/etmomoabc)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [29 December 2021 21:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-a-flow-a-topic-is-missing/55703 "2021-12-29T21:32:52Z")

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Hi guys, Can someone help me? My question is, I want to do an automation. When outputting multiple topics, if a topic is missing, then turn on the switch. For example, the usual output are A, B and C 3 topics, but whe…

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