# Help with what MQTT explorer is saying and what I see

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**Created:** [16 July 2024 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554 "2024-07-16T21:39:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [16 July 2024 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/1 "2024-07-16T21:39:36Z")

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Sorry, I know... Off topic.

I'm asking here as I _Know_ you lot and (I hope) you know me.  
This will/should make for better/easier comms.

I'm confused with what I am seeing in MQTT\_Explorer and what a CLI is showing me.  
Forgive the oops with where the line is pointing.

 ![Screenshot from 2024-07-17 07-34-57](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/9/19da9e2a7f3e724b2dcf2b59857479331dae155b.png)

MQTT\_Exporer is saying it is empty.

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**Author:** ![gerry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gerry/32/21604_2.png) [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Post date:** [17 July 2024 00:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/2 "2024-07-17T00:38:58Z")

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Just in passing what version of mqtt are you running? There's been a little of discussion about mqtt explorer not being compatible with the latest mqtt 5 ( I think) protocol

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [17 July 2024 00:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/3 "2024-07-17T00:50:25Z")

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I'd say that the clue is in the image here:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/3/93bc2d2176743568bb158643da6810a2e1762154.png)

That does not appear to correspond to what you appear to have selected on the left hand side.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [17 July 2024 04:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/4 "2024-07-17T04:46:46Z")

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V 3.1.1

I haven't seen any reason to update to 5 yet.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [17 July 2024 04:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/5 "2024-07-17T04:48:41Z")

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Ok, I'll byte....

Yes, ok, but if you look at the top of the picture, `publicIP` is the name of the topic I selected.

That is the _supposed_ contents of the message.

Yet you can see what the CLI says is the contents.

I subscribed to the topic and pressed the button to _republish IP_.  
That is what you see in the CLI.

MQTT Explorer is showing me _corrupted_ information.

I have since _discovered_ I need to disconnect from the broker and reconnect.

Then the list is updated.

(But what a pain)

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [17 July 2024 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/6 "2024-07-17T14:10:13Z")

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Which version of MQTT Explorer are you on? You might want to note that someone has picked up development and there is a "beta" version that has recently been updated, that version had been knocking around for a long time until someone started work on it again. I'm on the latest version, it seems to work fine.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [17 July 2024 20:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/7 "2024-07-17T20:35:02Z")

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0.4.0 beta 4

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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:** [15 October 2024 20:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-what-mqtt-explorer-is-saying-and-what-i-see/89554/8 "2024-10-15T20:35:26Z")

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