# API GET /nodes returns a string?

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-get-nodes-returns-a-string/91132
**Category:** General
**Tags:** api
**Created:** [20 September 2024 06:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-get-nodes-returns-a-string/91132 "2024-09-20T06:22:17Z")
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### Author: ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [20 September 2024 06:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-get-nodes-returns-a-string/91132/1 "2024-09-20T06:22:17Z")

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When performing a `GET /nodes`, it returns:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/5/a5c5a56d93db7956421fb43966a148de415c1292.png)

This does not seem correct ?  
I was expecting an array of objects [as per docs](https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/get/nodes/)

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### Author: ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [20 September 2024 06:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-get-nodes-returns-a-string/91132/2 "2024-09-20T06:29:21Z")

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Ignore - i had to explictly set the `application/json` accept header

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [4 October 2024 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/api-get-nodes-returns-a-string/91132/3 "2024-10-04T06:30:20Z")

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