# Get node's configuration information at runtime
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-nodes-configuration-information-at-runtime/5208
**Category:** General
**Created:** [26 November 2018 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-nodes-configuration-information-at-runtime/5208 "2018-11-26T13:18:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@malinthasa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/malinthasa)
#### Post date: [26 November 2018 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-nodes-configuration-information-at-runtime/5208/1 "2018-11-26T13:18:45Z")
Hi,
I am looking for a way to get a specific node's configuration information (ex: number of inputs, outputs) in the run-time from another node. Is there any admin API to do that?
Regards,
Malintha
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [26 November 2018 13:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-nodes-configuration-information-at-runtime/5208/2 "2018-11-26T13:28:33Z")
A node in Node-RED only has one input.
Generally a node doesn't have any knowledge of other nodes. It takes in a message, does it's thing and outputs a message, unless they share a config node where a shared configuration is defined.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [26 November 2018 16:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-nodes-configuration-information-at-runtime/5208/3 "2018-11-26T16:22:35Z")
Already answered on slack (Answer : no you can't)