# Latest

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## [Parse JSON object](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-json-object/44217)

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**Author:** [@edwardradical](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardradical)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 13:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-json-object/44217 "2021-04-15T13:21:33Z")

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Hi guys, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but I have a JSON document like this: {"Info":{"Battery":0,"ID":1,"Latitudine":"45.47","Longitudine":"9.19"},"Data":\[\[{"AcX":16688,"AcY":104,"AcZ":20…

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## [Seeing context variabkles in alphabetical order](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/seeing-context-variabkles-in-alphabetical-order/44230)

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**Author:** [@Botched1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Botched1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 12:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/seeing-context-variabkles-in-alphabetical-order/44230 "2021-04-15T12:33:44Z")

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I use a lot of context variables, and sometimes have a really hard time finding them in the variable list (see below). Is there any way to see the variable list in alphabetical order (even if it were a manual step like …

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## [Keyboard Input in nodered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keyboard-input-in-nodered/44209)

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**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/keyboard-input-in-nodered/44209 "2021-04-15T12:21:43Z")

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Hi I have a raspberry PI with 2 barcode scanners attached to it. As we all know, barcode scanners just emulates the Keyboard signal. I want to know whether the input signal is coming from barcode #1 or barcode #2 in node…

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## [Accumulates data in a variable](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accumulates-data-in-a-variable/44157)

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**Author:** [@Khaledpro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Khaledpro)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 11:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accumulates-data-in-a-variable/44157 "2021-04-15T11:03:22Z")

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hello everyone , i want ask if you have any idea about accumulates data in a variable i have this flow to accumulate the downtime but the result is NaN have a nice day ... \[{"id":"760419e7.c6a2d8","type":"inject","z…

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## [NodeRED Docker documentation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-docker-documentation/44216)

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**Author:** [@Kib](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kib)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 10:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-docker-documentation/44216 "2021-04-15T10:27:04Z")

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Docker page i am referring to : Running under Docker : Node-RED Hello, in the section "Dockerfile which copies in local resources" the following docker file is mentioned FROM nodered/node-red # Copy package.json to th…

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## [MQTT host server discovery](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-host-server-discovery/44222)

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**Author:** [@Louis\_Swart](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Louis_Swart)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 10:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-host-server-discovery/44222 "2021-04-15T10:07:23Z")

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Hi, I have a question regarding MQTT host server discovery from a Tasmota SONOFF device. Compiled the code with USE\_DISCOVERY and MQTT\_HOST\_DISCOVERY enabled in the source code. Using the mosquitto MQTT broker. The de…

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## [Email node not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/email-node-not-working/44220)

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**Author:** [@ALOKA1432](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ALOKA1432)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/email-node-not-working/44220 "2021-04-15T09:57:47Z")

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Hi All, The email node on my flow is not working. It is asking me to login from the browser. What is the issue ?

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## [Node red ibm clouddd](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ibm-clouddd/44223)

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**Author:** [@achref46](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/achref46)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ibm-clouddd/44223 "2021-04-15T09:38:27Z")

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why when i use node red with watson iot plateform in IBM cloud the nodes dosen't connect ? for iot application

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## [Documentation: example flows for contributed nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/documentation-example-flows-for-contributed-nodes/44198)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 08:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/documentation-example-flows-for-contributed-nodes/44198 "2021-04-15T08:30:49Z")

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I like to provide example flows in the package when I publish a node, and I usually include the same example(s) in the README.md file. This has caused some difficulties lately, mainly in keeping the two copies of a flow …

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## [Dashboard to website for mutplie users](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-to-website-for-mutplie-users/44178)

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**Author:** [@Bradley](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bradley)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-to-website-for-mutplie-users/44178 "2021-04-15T08:26:00Z")

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So i have made a program with a dashboard for getting information that then is saved in a database i origanly did this with a dashboard for testing but is there a way to make the dashboard that i made into a webpage wher…

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## [\[solved\] Data compare eMail / date now](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-data-compare-email-date-now/44211)

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**Author:** [@steinerma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/steinerma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-data-compare-email-date-now/44211 "2021-04-15T08:18:52Z")

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hi at all, I would like to compare two times with each other. One time is from a parsing of an eMail, the other is the current time. If the difference is greater than 20 seconds, a "true" message should be output. I do…

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## [Ability to structure flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ability-to-structure-flows/44138)

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**Author:** [@nickgrealy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nickgrealy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ability-to-structure-flows/44138 "2021-04-15T08:16:45Z")

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Hi all, Just coming from an existing tooling background, and was wondering if there's any way to structure the flows in the "Info \> Flows" section, using "folders". Something like this (excuse the copy&paste job): I…

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## [EHOSTUNREACH after changing ips](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ehostunreach-after-changing-ips/43895)

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**Author:** [@John\_Barry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/John_Barry)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 08:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ehostunreach-after-changing-ips/43895 "2021-04-15T08:12:49Z")

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Hi, I'm setting up 2 x pi's to read values from RS232 scales. I've used the waveshare RS232 to ethernet converters https://www.waveshare.com/rs232-485-to-eth.htm And followed the this link to get the ethernet and wif…

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## [Node-red 1.3.2 MQTT LWT regression](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-1-3-2-mqtt-lwt-regression/44184)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-1-3-2-mqtt-lwt-regression/44184 "2021-04-15T08:07:25Z")

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I upgraded a system recently to node-red 1.3.2 and have just noticed that the LWT offline message sent when node-red is shut down normally is not being sent. Strictly LWT is working, as that is the message sent when nod…

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## [Flow Exception Recovery For Dynamic RegEx Syntax Error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-exception-recovery-for-dynamic-regex-syntax-error/42235)

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**Author:** [@plfinch](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/plfinch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [15 April 2021 05:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-exception-recovery-for-dynamic-regex-syntax-error/42235 "2021-04-15T05:40:32Z")

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While testing different regex for THIS TOPIC, I created a flow to permit easy entry of strings and regex for validation in a Switch Node. This worked great until I put in an invalid regex. This caused an exception ("Synt…

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## [\[Announce\] node-red-contrib-vad](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-vad/44201)

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**Author:** [@JGKK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JGKK)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 20:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-contrib-vad/44201 "2021-04-14T20:20:53Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: I just published the first version of node-red-contrib-vad. This is an integration of the node-vad implementation of webrtc vad. This node allows you to perform voice activity detection on pcm aud…

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## [MQTT on bluemix doesn't work](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-on-bluemix-doesnt-work/44195)

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**Author:** [@HZB](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HZB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mqtt-on-bluemix-doesnt-work/44195 "2021-04-14T20:14:18Z")

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I am using test.mosquitto.org for MQTT. It was working perfectly fine. Then i redeploy the node-red on bluemix. After that MQTT is down. It's keep on showing connecting I have another node red instance running from Ra…

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## [Limit Rows in UI\_Table](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/limit-rows-in-ui-table/44171)

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**Author:** [@aa0z](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aa0z)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 18:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/limit-rows-in-ui-table/44171 "2021-04-14T18:42:11Z")

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I have a flow that uses ui\_table to display data. It's pulling from a internet source and after a period of time my Chrome tab that displays the table becomes unresponsive. I'm thinking there is a limit on how much "in…

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## [NgrokAuth support](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ngrokauth-support/44051)

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**Author:** [@perryjamessugden](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/perryjamessugden)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ngrokauth-support/44051 "2021-04-14T17:11:14Z")

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Hi I've just added Ngrok to test sending a custom rest api over the internet. I've followed a few steps to get setup, but run into an issue when I deploying. ' Flows stopped due to missing node types. ngrokauth ngro…

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## [Editor Feature Request - Flow List Quick Navigation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-feature-request-flow-list-quick-navigation/3634)

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**Author:** [@redDawn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/redDawn)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-feature-request-flow-list-quick-navigation/3634 "2021-04-14T17:01:01Z")

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Greetings all! Would be possible to squeeze in a flow list button for quick navigation? I get googly eyed when using the arrows. I know I can Control+F and type in "tab", but this would be nice: Thanks for all the …

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## [Forever: on Windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/forever-on-windows/44182)

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**Author:** [@GBarlocco](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GBarlocco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 15:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/forever-on-windows/44182 "2021-04-14T15:25:53Z")

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hello!!, how I can run forever node -red on windows? thanks!

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## [Amazon EC2 Ubuntu Logs](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amazon-ec2-ubuntu-logs/44185)

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**Author:** [@TarkIV](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TarkIV)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/amazon-ec2-ubuntu-logs/44185 "2021-04-14T15:15:18Z")

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Hi yall, I'm trying to find the logs on an Amazon EC2 Ubuntu Instance to debug an issue that I'm sure I'll post about as soon as I can read the logs. I've read up on logging, but that doesn't quite solve my problem as I…

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## [How to use MQTT Out](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-mqtt-out/44174)

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**Author:** [@sefaguntepe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sefaguntepe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-mqtt-out/44174 "2021-04-14T15:15:01Z")

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Hello, I would like to display a value on the LCD screen connected to Wemos via Node-red. How do I do it via MQTT-out? Any different suggestions?

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## [Node-RED Projects & Config Node Issues?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-projects-config-node-issues/43928)

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**Author:** [@dudleyjosh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dudleyjosh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 15:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-projects-config-node-issues/43928 "2021-04-14T15:00:51Z")

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I have a situation where I want to share/use the exact same flow across multiple devices... so naturally, using projects and then cloning to each device seems pretty straight forward. The issue I run into is that each d…

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## [Nodes for Matrix creator](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodes-for-matrix-creator/44007)

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**Author:** [@odiezapha1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/odiezapha1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodes-for-matrix-creator/44007 "2021-04-14T14:43:52Z")

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Hi everyone, So I'm pretty decent at coding. I would give myself an honest intermediate level. I've played with Node Red in the past and have built custom nodes for people before. Nothing that was made public. But I've …

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## [Combine multiple mqtt messages into one measurement for influx](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-multiple-mqtt-messages-into-one-measurement-for-influx/44176)

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**Author:** [@connectix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/connectix)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/combine-multiple-mqtt-messages-into-one-measurement-for-influx/44176 "2021-04-14T14:37:36Z")

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As a beginner with node-red I don't know where to start so some help would be very appreciated. I have many sensors reporting themselves by publishing to mqtt topics. They send the following data: 10\_52\_1C\_66\_1D\_CC/dsm…

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## [Text to Speech or Audio Alert for an Android Client](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-to-speech-or-audio-alert-for-an-android-client/44170)

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**Author:** [@eddee54455](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eddee54455)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 14:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-to-speech-or-audio-alert-for-an-android-client/44170 "2021-04-14T14:28:33Z")

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Good day ladies and gents, I am looking for a simple, non-internet, method of raising an audio alert (TTS/WAV/MP3/etc) on an android device. I would be happy to load any client required on said android device to allow …

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## [\[ANNOUNCE\] Shuttle-RED: Multitenancy Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-shuttle-red-multitenancy-node-red/44168)

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**Author:** [@2WeltenChris](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/2WeltenChris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 14:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-shuttle-red-multitenancy-node-red/44168 "2021-04-14T14:05:56Z")

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Hi folks, I just released the very first version of Shuttle-RED: Nodes to start and control Node-RED instances from within Node-RED itself. Please be aware that this is the very first version of Shuttle-RED and that br…

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## [Transfer mqtt username/password as part of flow.json file](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/transfer-mqtt-username-password-as-part-of-flow-json-file/44161)

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**Author:** [@proloy03](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/proloy03)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 13:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/transfer-mqtt-username-password-as-part-of-flow-json-file/44161 "2021-04-14T13:26:03Z")

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I have a node red flow that involves sending data to a mqtt server. But the problem I am facing is when I export that flow and try to install that in another node-red instance it's not receiving the username/password. ap…

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## [I'm asking how to convert a msg into json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/im-asking-how-to-convert-a-msg-into-json/44163)

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**Author:** [@fa7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fa7)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 April 2021 13:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/im-asking-how-to-convert-a-msg-into-json/44163 "2021-04-14T13:15:54Z")

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