# Feature: Get current project information (version, name, description) from env

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-get-current-project-information-version-name-description-from-env/90451>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [26 August 2024 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-get-current-project-information-version-name-description-from-env/90451 "2024-08-26T15:51:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrcamilletti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mrcamilletti/32/93912_2.png) [@mrcamilletti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrcamilletti)\
**Post date:** [26 August 2024 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-get-current-project-information-version-name-description-from-env/90451/1 "2024-08-26T15:51:40Z")

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Hi, I'm currently using NodeRED with projects enabled. I would like to access the project version from package.json and display it in an http interface, but I couldn't find a direct way to retrieve this information. I think it would be helpful if NodeRED could provide this information as an environment variable.

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [26 August 2024 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-get-current-project-information-version-name-description-from-env/90451/2 "2024-08-26T16:27:00Z")

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Welcome to the forums @mrcamilletti

This may not be a permanent or a clean solution in the interim, but you can just read the package file, of said project.

 ![Screenshot 2024-08-26 at 17.25.20](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/7/17bba31676e23051f483439704ebec901223baa4.png)

I did try looking at the API - but I don't think an endpoint exists to give you the info.

```auto
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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:** [25 October 2024 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-get-current-project-information-version-name-description-from-env/90451/3 "2024-10-25T16:27:47Z")

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