# Clear debug window by code
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-debug-window-by-code/28243
**Category:** General
**Created:** [12 June 2020 16:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-debug-window-by-code/28243 "2020-06-12T16:51:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@crester](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/crester)
#### Post date: [12 June 2020 16:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-debug-window-by-code/28243/1 "2020-06-12T16:51:52Z")
Hello
is there a method to clear the debug window by code?
Thank yoy
KR
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [12 June 2020 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-debug-window-by-code/28243/2 "2020-06-12T17:01:04Z")
Within the editor you can do:
```auto
RED.actions.invoke("core:clear-debug-messages")
```
But why do you want to do that via code? Node's should _not_ take it upon themselves to clear the debug sidebar.
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### Author:  [@crester](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/crester)
#### Post date: [12 June 2020 17:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-debug-window-by-code/28243/3 "2020-06-12T17:20:50Z")
it gives me thie error:
"TypeError: Cannot read property 'invoke' of undefined"
I want to clear the debug window in certain cases I have few debug objects but i want to focus in one and clear the window in a function before this one
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [12 June 2020 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-debug-window-by-code/28243/4 "2020-06-12T17:36:24Z")
Ah you want to do this in a flow?
You can't. The code I provided is how you do it in the editor. Flows don't have any access to the editor.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [26 June 2020 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clear-debug-window-by-code/28243/5 "2020-06-26T17:36:30Z")
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