# Enabling or disabling a node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enabling-or-disabling-a-node/54891>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 December 2021 20:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enabling-or-disabling-a-node/54891 "2021-12-08T20:33:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [8 December 2021 20:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enabling-or-disabling-a-node/54891/2 "2021-12-08T20:46:50Z")

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Hi @rapidshe - welcome to the forum.

You cannot dynamically enable/disable nodes in the runtime without deploy a new flow configuration.

The `core:enable-selected-nodes` actions are used in the editor whilst editing the flows.

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