# Disabling flows in node-red

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disabling-flows-in-node-red/81602>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard\
**Created:** [27 September 2023 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disabling-flows-in-node-red/81602 "2023-09-27T06:30:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Khk2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@Khk2000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Khk2000)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2023 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disabling-flows-in-node-red/81602/1 "2023-09-27T06:30:11Z")

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Hi, I was exploring Node-red editor and was checking if there is an option to disable adding additional flows in the editor

I just wanted to have an option such that only one flow tab should be able to create

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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:** [27 September 2023 08:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disabling-flows-in-node-red/81602/3 "2023-09-27T08:36:55Z")

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> [@Khk2000](#):
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> I just wanted to have an option such that only one flow tab should be able to create

You may disable the (whole) editor by a flag in `settings.js` - but there's no (obvious) way implemented to restrict the number of flows to `== 1`.

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**Author:** ![Khk2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@Khk2000](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Khk2000)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2023 09:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disabling-flows-in-node-red/81602/4 "2023-09-27T09:11:14Z")

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Disabling whole editor will not show anything, so there is no option to restrict the number of flow tabs to just one?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2023 11:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disabling-flows-in-node-red/81602/5 "2023-09-27T11:12:13Z")

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> [@Khk2000](#):
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> so there is no option to restrict the number of flow tabs to just one?

No, there is no such option currently.

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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:** [26 November 2023 11:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disabling-flows-in-node-red/81602/6 "2023-11-26T11:12:38Z")

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