# Feature request for deleting context and flow data
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [10 February 2026 04:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352 "2026-02-10T04:36:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)
#### Post date: [10 February 2026 04:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/1 "2026-02-10T04:36:33Z")
Some nodes set context data and some flow data gets set as well. Sometimes I find I need to delete all data and now you have to select each piece and delete. Wouldn't it be nice to delete everything in one go.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [10 February 2026 06:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/2 "2026-02-10T06:07:37Z")
I randomly thought of doing a delete flow.\* using a change node ...
```flows
[{"id":"7fcdfc8508254496","type":"inject","z":"7ed5b8133e5c6c5c","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":3314,"y":303,"wires":[["b46e22078933b31e"]]},{"id":"b46e22078933b31e","type":"change","z":"7ed5b8133e5c6c5c","name":"","rules":[{"t":"delete","p":"*","pt":"flow"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":3305,"y":368,"wires":[[]]}]
```
but it doesn't work.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [10 February 2026 07:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/3 "2026-02-10T07:14:39Z")
This has been requested a few times and I agree it is a worthwhile feature.
In the meantime, you can DIY it with a simple function: [How to clear context? - #2 by Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-clear-context/80880/2)
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### Author:  [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)
#### Post date: [10 February 2026 14:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/4 "2026-02-10T14:51:40Z")
I do have a work around I use but last night while deleting a bunch of data because I was too lazy to use my work around since it was almost as much work as simply doing them one at a time, I said to myself, self, maybe you should bring this up in the forum. And after a discussion with myself I lost the argument and posted. Now I would also like to be to set flow data and context data easily but I thought bringing that up too would make me look like a complainer and I remember someone else mentioning that too. So I won't mention that.
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### Author:  [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [10 February 2026 15:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/5 "2026-02-10T15:19:16Z")
> [@gerry](#):
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> I do have a work around
I guess you could have posted that so that we had known and talked about possible workarounds but there I go nitpicking 😉
Personally I'm going to use @Steve-Mcl 's solution if I ever need to remove all flow values.
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### Author:  [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)
#### Post date: [10 February 2026 15:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/6 "2026-02-10T15:21:47Z")
My work around is a much less elegant solution than @Steve-Mcl so better to stay silent and be thought a fool than post a solution and remove all doubt
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### Author:  [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [10 February 2026 15:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/7 "2026-02-10T15:29:33Z")
> [@gerry](#):
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> thought a fool than post a solution
I was once told: a fool jumps in where angels fear to tread.
Yet more good advice that I ignored ...
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 May 2026 15:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-for-deleting-context-and-flow-data/100352/8 "2026-05-11T15:29:41Z")
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