# Button and socketid

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-and-socketid/63731>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [10 June 2022 14:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-and-socketid/63731 "2022-06-10T14:32:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [10 June 2022 14:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-and-socketid/63731/2 "2022-06-10T14:39:15Z")

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When you click a ui-button it should have a `msg.socketid` property. If this is maintained on your msg through the flow then any things sent to the dashboard should only go back to that socketid.

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