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## [Music streaming services - any good ones with API?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/music-streaming-services-any-good-ones-with-api/55594)

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**Author:** [@hazymat](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hazymat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2021 09:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/music-streaming-services-any-good-ones-with-api/55594 "2021-12-23T09:14:13Z")

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Anyone know of any music streaming services that allow remote control for automations, e.g. play / pause a playlist, or search for a particular artist and return search results etc.? I currently use Youtube Music but co…

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## [Using Node-RED to read from Telegram bot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-to-read-from-telegram-bot/55506)

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**Author:** [@damon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/damon)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2021 09:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-node-red-to-read-from-telegram-bot/55506 "2021-12-23T09:13:27Z")

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Looking for some guidance, i installed the telegram node and i can see the message payload and view new messages as they come in. how do i look within the message payload and look for #ERROR or #CLOSED then based on the…

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## [Dashboard UI address](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-ui-address/55597)

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**Author:** [@ysfkhvc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ysfkhvc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2021 07:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-ui-address/55597 "2021-12-23T07:45:19Z")

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Hi everybody, I need your help. I am publishing the dashboard address for other users to follow my dashboard (as ......1880/ui/#!/0?socketid=y3uLZyuc9tSCHs0AAAAO). But the problem is, when i modified or relunch the da…

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## [Wake up alarm with lights - fade in](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wake-up-alarm-with-lights-fade-in/55578)

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**Author:** [@derail\_green](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/derail_green)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2021 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wake-up-alarm-with-lights-fade-in/55578 "2021-12-23T06:24:57Z")

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I’m using node-red to control my lights with zigbee2mqtt. Everything works as it should… I’m interested in having lights fade in over 30 minutes. What would be the best way to accomplish this? I doubt adding the transiti…

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## [OPCUA data parsing issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opcua-data-parsing-issue/54964)

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**Author:** [@dtid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dtid)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [23 December 2021 00:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/opcua-data-parsing-issue/54964 "2021-12-23T00:50:46Z")

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I'm having some difficulty understanding how to parse certain values from the data returned from the opcua client. The data that is being subscribed to looks like this: {e\[36m /\*RunInfo\*/e\[39m e\[33m jobGuid …

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## [\[UPDATE\] node-red-contrib-keyestudio-relay-shield-ks0212](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-keyestudio-relay-shield-ks0212/55586)

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**Author:** [@VinceMulhollon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/VinceMulhollon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-node-red-contrib-keyestudio-relay-shield-ks0212/55586 "2021-12-22T21:23:58Z")

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node-red-contrib-keyestudio-relay-shield-ks0212 version 1.3.1 released. This is a rollup of changes since 1.0.0 I believe this is in a final-ish release state, or good enough for me to move on to the next project (an A/…

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## [Modify SMA sunny portal plant parameter](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modify-sma-sunny-portal-plant-parameter/55583)

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**Author:** [@Whastie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Whastie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 20:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modify-sma-sunny-portal-plant-parameter/55583 "2021-12-22T20:05:42Z")

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Modify SMA sunny portal plant parameter I have a photovoltaic plant with: 1 energy meter 2.0 1 sunny boy 5.0 1 Sunny Island 4.4 I would need to switch from node-red when activating battery charging as done from sunn…

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## [Link button manage palette](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-button-manage-palette/55580)

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**Author:** [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 19:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-button-manage-palette/55580 "2021-12-22T19:50:05Z")

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Feature request. In the palette manager install there's a small button that will bring you quick to the webpage of the node. However in the installed nodes the small button is not there. It would be handy to have …

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## [Identify data from device using dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/identify-data-from-device-using-dashboard/55563)

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**Author:** [@nosered1966](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nosered1966)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 16:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/identify-data-from-device-using-dashboard/55563 "2021-12-22T16:42:48Z")

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Hi all, a dashboard created with Node-RED can be accessed by more than one devices (if the url is known). Is it possible to detect which device is e.g. operating a dashboard node switch / button (e.g by reading the IP …

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## [Find if item exist function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-if-item-exist-function-node/55502)

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**Author:** [@ecombs](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ecombs)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 16:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/find-if-item-exist-function-node/55502 "2021-12-22T16:03:28Z")

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I have been trying to figure out if a line number is in a database or not. I have created a merged object and i need to check to see if the po\_line is detected in the line\_items array. I have been trying to get it to re…

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## [Throwing in the towel. What I'm I missing here?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/throwing-in-the-towel-what-im-i-missing-here/55560)

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**Author:** [@injector22](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/injector22)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 15:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/throwing-in-the-towel-what-im-i-missing-here/55560 "2021-12-22T15:11:00Z")

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I've been banging my head on this one for a couple of days now. I've even gone back and looked at some of my other node flows that use the same type of logic and are working fine. I have a flow (code below) controlling …

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## [For SSL certificates - alternative to copying certificates](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/for-ssl-certificates-alternative-to-copying-certificates/55551)

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**Author:** [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/for-ssl-certificates-alternative-to-copying-certificates/55551 "2021-12-22T15:00:34Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Node-RED SSL using Letsencrypt & Certbot: @Paul-Reed I have just setup an SSL certificate with certbot but then simply created a symbolic link to the live domain certificates (rather than …

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## [Output feed returns two values, how do I split it up into two separate strings?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/output-feed-returns-two-values-how-do-i-split-it-up-into-two-separate-strings/55372)

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**Author:** [@g00r](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/g00r)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/output-feed-returns-two-values-how-do-i-split-it-up-into-two-separate-strings/55372 "2021-12-22T14:27:54Z")

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This is the output of my inverter data stream {"String\_watts":\[654,1595\],"Todays\_Yeild":3.801,"Voltage":244.66,"grid\_feedin":0,"grid\_consumption":0,"power":2154,"available\_sessions":1} The \[654,1595\] is the problem…

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## [Dynamic Energy Management for Home Automation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-energy-management-for-home-automation/55562)

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**Author:** [@MangoPrince](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MangoPrince)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 14:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-energy-management-for-home-automation/55562 "2021-12-22T14:32:19Z")

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Hello, For my internship within home automation I was tasked with using Node-Red to integrate some devices and logic into an existing home. One of the key changes in our field in the introduction of a "capacity tariff"…

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## [Need help with p1 smart meter](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-p1-smart-meter/55555)

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**Author:** [@old-grumpy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/old-grumpy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-with-p1-smart-meter/55555 "2021-12-22T13:51:47Z")

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Fighting to read the results of the p1readernode. The gas gives value the actual electricity stay zero. The function i use var payload=msg.payload; var msg1 = {}; var msg2 = {}; var msg3 = {}; var msg4 = {}; msg1.paylo…

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## [Clear chart on new data set](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-chart-on-new-data-set/55544)

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**Author:** [@hobbes1069](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hobbes1069)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 13:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-chart-on-new-data-set/55544 "2021-12-22T13:02:04Z")

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I'm using a chart node to show forecasted weather data, so I'm using the timestamps that come with openweathermap. This actually works well, but over time the forecast changes and the chart node tries to chart both the o…

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## [How can I raise error at 'oneditsave' when my credential is empty? (show red triangle sign)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-raise-error-at-oneditsave-when-my-credential-is-empty-show-red-triangle-sign/55397)

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**Author:** [@studiobox](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/studiobox)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 12:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-raise-error-at-oneditsave-when-my-credential-is-empty-show-red-triangle-sign/55397 "2021-12-22T12:35:16Z")

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Hi, I have some problem about 'credentials' validation. At first, I add credential in my custom node for keep my secret token. I added 'require' and 'validate' properties. See below. credentials: { token: …

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## [Best practise for a nodered gateway "local\>cloud" CSV files and OPC data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-practise-for-a-nodered-gateway-local-cloud-csv-files-and-opc-data/55099)

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**Author:** [@Billy2021](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Billy2021)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 12:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/best-practise-for-a-nodered-gateway-local-cloud-csv-files-and-opc-data/55099 "2021-12-22T12:26:49Z")

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What would be the best way to upload my data to the cloud. I see many people doing all different things and using different providers etc... It gets me really confusing after days/weeks of experimenting and reading. C…

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## [Node-RED FTP access locally and globally](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ftp-access-locally-and-globally/55512)

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**Author:** [@KrishnanRavichandran](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KrishnanRavichandran)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 11:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ftp-access-locally-and-globally/55512 "2021-12-22T11:20:47Z")

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Dear Node red experts, I have a connection of the hardware which has node-red in built in it. The Hardware is connected to a computer locally via (LAN 1) wired conection and thus the Node-RED dashboard and files insi…

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## [Christmas lights to music](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/christmas-lights-to-music/55444)

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**Author:** [@Lights1971](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lights1971)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 10:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/christmas-lights-to-music/55444 "2021-12-22T10:15:33Z")

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I have connected some LED christmas lights to GPIO outputs on a RPi with the intention of synchronizing them to music. In the past I have used lightshowpi which did the job perfectly, however I was hoping to use nodered…

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## [How to Install node from GitHub](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-install-node-from-github/55549)

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**Author:** [@borpin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/borpin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 09:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-install-node-from-github/55549 "2021-12-22T09:39:27Z")

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I'm sure this should be in the documentation somewhere but I have failed to find it. I want to install a node from GitHub (it is a fork of a node in NPM - not installed via pallette). How can I do that - system is a ba…

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## [\[REQUEST\] Description & Instructions for Imported Examples](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-description-instructions-for-imported-examples/55550)

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**Author:** [@gazoscalvertos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gazoscalvertos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 09:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/request-description-instructions-for-imported-examples/55550 "2021-12-22T09:36:50Z")

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Being able to provide a markdown file alongside the example flow to be displayed within the UI would be fantastic. There has been many times I'd like to share flows however they depend on other custom nodes being install…

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## [A way to disable the deploy toast notification](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-way-to-disable-the-deploy-toast-notification/55479)

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**Author:** [@nileio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nileio)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 09:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-way-to-disable-the-deploy-toast-notification/55479 "2021-12-22T09:21:25Z")

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Hi all, I wonder if there is a way that I can disable the toast notification that shows up when deploying a flow, or reduce the delay. I build lots of flows and I find that notification eye straining and intrusive. I am…

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## [NodeRed Backup Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-backup-node/55543)

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**Author:** [@Flixm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Flixm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 09:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-backup-node/55543 "2021-12-22T09:16:29Z")

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Hi there, last week i lost my working node red working at my Pi. I had an Backup which is much to old ... old story. So i setup a new system with a "part" of my way too old Backup. The weekend was gone. My qustion is: …

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## [Where is the root directory of node-red in the docker image?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-the-root-directory-of-node-red-in-the-docker-image/55541)

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**Author:** [@TheYolo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TheYolo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 08:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-is-the-root-directory-of-node-red-in-the-docker-image/55541 "2021-12-22T08:05:48Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to install a package to my image I'm building. I've been searching around on the base image (nodered/node-red) and it seems to be /usr/src/node-red/? When installing extensions they state I have to be…

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## [Zoom to Location on ui-Worldmap](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-to-location-on-ui-worldmap/55417)

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**Author:** [@zane](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2021 02:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-to-location-on-ui-worldmap/55417 "2021-12-22T02:34:36Z")

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I am trying to map my family phones on a ui-worldmap. I have them mapping ok. But I would like to change the zoom and location so they all fit in the screen. I cant work out if this is possible. I thought this would …

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## [Exec Node - How to](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-how-to/55530)

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**Author:** [@JoseGodinho](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JoseGodinho)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2021 22:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-how-to/55530 "2021-12-21T22:26:10Z")

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hello I would apreciate the support how to run this sett of linux/raspbian commands. ( using exec node?) if so how? # Stop Zigbee2MQTT and go to directory sudo systemctl stop zigbee2mqtt cd /opt/zigbee2mqtt # Backup…

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## [Prepare array of JSON-Objects with jsonata through change-node for node-red-dashboard multiline-chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/prepare-array-of-json-objects-with-jsonata-through-change-node-for-node-red-dashboard-multiline-chart/55495)

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**Author:** [@hwr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hwr)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2021 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/prepare-array-of-json-objects-with-jsonata-through-change-node-for-node-red-dashboard-multiline-chart/55495 "2021-12-21T20:59:43Z")

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Hi, trying to transform an array of JSON-objects for dashboard-chart-node, I have problems with jsonata-code. Probably it's not hard to solve, thank you for helping! The third graph ('CALC') is already prepared prope…

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## [Having problem with svg node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-problem-with-svg-node/54097)

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**Author:** [@d0d04m3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/d0d04m3)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2021 20:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-problem-with-svg-node/54097 "2021-12-21T20:31:45Z")

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hi I cant work with event or binding I dont known what this issus \[ { "id": "b546d85c72cb1a50", "type": "ui\_svg\_graphics", "z": "70370e82972416b2", "group": "9bcb92fcaf773f25", …

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## [Problems converting webhook to JSON object](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-converting-webhook-to-json-object/55532)

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**Author:** [@HaltHammerzeit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HaltHammerzeit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 December 2021 17:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-converting-webhook-to-json-object/55532 "2021-12-21T17:41:19Z")

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Hello all. I suppose I should mention that I am quite new to Node-RED. :slight\_smile: I have a webhook from Plex being sent to Node-RED via http://webhookrelay.com. I have the connector node working, and RED is receivi…

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