# Admin API trying /nodes/:module to disable/enable node

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**Created:** [13 April 2025 08:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-api-trying-nodes-module-to-disable-enable-node/96544 "2025-04-13T08:03:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![krambriw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/krambriw/32/5429_2.png) [@krambriw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krambriw)\
**Post date:** [13 April 2025 08:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-api-trying-nodes-module-to-disable-enable-node/96544/1 "2025-04-13T08:03:28Z")

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Hi,  
I must be blind or missing some essentials....  
In the flow example below I try to disable the node but I do just get 400 as respond.

Getting the node information using GET works. Also the PUT "seems to work" when {"enabled":true} but there is in fact no change to the node even though the response is 200

The PUT method with the same msg structure fails when set to {"enabled":false}

Any hints are highly appreciated. Maybe I have misunderstod how this API call is ment to work??

NR version 4.0.5

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```auto
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**Post date:** [13 April 2025 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-api-trying-nodes-module-to-disable-enable-node/96544/2 "2025-04-13T09:05:22Z")

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Did you reload your browser after your PUT request?

There must be another reason but this will ensure that the editor is in a clean state.

Andy's answer is indeed correct, you cannot disable a node that is in use.

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**Author:** ![UnborN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4491bb/32.png) [@UnborN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UnborN)\
**Post date:** [13 April 2025 09:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-api-trying-nodes-module-to-disable-enable-node/96544/3 "2025-04-13T09:06:50Z")

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> [@krambriw](#):
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> I try to disable the node but I do just get 400 as respond

possibly you get a 400 Bad Request error because you have al least one node in the flow.  
from what i understand this api disables or enables the whole module .. not the specific instance of the node in a flow. and if it's in use you cannot (400).

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**Author:** ![krambriw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/krambriw/32/5429_2.png) [@krambriw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krambriw)\
**Post date:** [13 April 2025 10:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-api-trying-nodes-module-to-disable-enable-node/96544/4 "2025-04-13T10:49:16Z")

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Thank you very much guys!!  
That was it, I acrually have one instance of the node running in the flow. Then I have to keep on using the api /flow as I already do and that works ok. I just thought that was a bit "overkill" since it is just one particular node I want to disable/enable to let it initiate itself again. I now realize that the api call is not acting on a running instance of a node but on the available collection in the palette. Is a pity, I think such an api call, acting on a running instance of a node, would be "nice to have"

Kind regards, Walter

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**Post date:** [12 July 2025 10:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/admin-api-trying-nodes-module-to-disable-enable-node/96544/5 "2025-07-12T10:49:24Z")

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