# How do I find this node?

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**Created:** [4 June 2026 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-this-node/101192 "2026-06-04T21:39:55Z")\
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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:** [4 June 2026 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-this-node/101192/1 "2026-06-04T21:39:55Z")

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Mia culpa - again.

I seem to have taken an MQTT node from one machine to another.  
Which is annoying.

So how do I find it?

 ![Screenshot from 2026-06-05 07-37-36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/8/08f517e71c2f79221656e98c82212e0fc6511fdb.png)

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [4 June 2026 21:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-this-node/101192/2 "2026-06-04T21:47:58Z")

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It's a config node isn't it?

You can open it's config dialog by double clicking in that list, or via the drop-down in any mqtt-in node, and delete it, if it's not required.

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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:** [4 June 2026 21:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-this-node/101192/3 "2026-06-04T21:50:34Z")

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Well, that's where my knowledge fails me.

(Sorry for the digression)

I had to reboot that machine but was getting messages for the OTHER (wrong) machine.  
It is an MQTT node and it's messages are set for the original machine.

My _fear_ is if I delete it, I will lose an MQTT node and that could open a whole new can of worms.

Ah, I'll delete it and hope.

😉

Ah!

Found it!

Thanks.  
It kinda worked, but in a very unexpected way.

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [5 June 2026 12:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-this-node/101192/4 "2026-06-05T12:06:47Z")

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By clicking on the `1`, you will highlight nodes (search dialog) using that config node.

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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:** [19 June 2026 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-find-this-node/101192/5 "2026-06-19T12:07:21Z")

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