# Bunching mqtt data before passing to next node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bunching-mqtt-data-before-passing-to-next-node/74208>\
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**Created:** [26 January 2023 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bunching-mqtt-data-before-passing-to-next-node/74208 "2023-01-26T10:59:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralphwetzel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ralphwetzel/32/53713_2.png) [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)\
**Post date:** [26 January 2023 12:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bunching-mqtt-data-before-passing-to-next-node/74208/8 "2023-01-26T12:03:51Z")

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Citing a recent user comment ...

> [@Trigger node - how to delay and repeat message?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-node-how-to-delay-and-repeat-message/74117/16):
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> I know there are a lot of possibilities to solve my problem.

... I'd emphasize to look at the `smooth` node - as @Colin already proposed: It provides several forms of averaging & the functionality to reduce to `1 message per x messages`.

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