# How to customize the node red editor

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-the-node-red-editor/80710
**Category:** General
**Tags:** editor
**Created:** [22 August 2023 10:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-the-node-red-editor/80710 "2023-08-22T10:33:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Pioneerj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@Pioneerj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pioneerj)
#### Post date: [5 September 2023 07:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-the-node-red-editor/80710/21 "2023-09-05T07:50:57Z")

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Hey @Steve-Mcl  
Any suggestion for this ?

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### Author: ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 September 2023 08:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-the-node-red-editor/80710/22 "2023-09-05T08:10:43Z")

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Use MQTT or http, or whatever inter-process comms you are most familiar with for communicating with the flows.  
What data do you want to send to the editor?

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### Author: ![Pioneerj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@Pioneerj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pioneerj)
#### Post date: [5 September 2023 08:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-the-node-red-editor/80710/23 "2023-09-05T08:49:51Z")

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Hello Colin,  
When flow is deployed my end node has some processed json data, that data I want to send to My UI component.  
After getting in my UI comonent which is outside of Iframe of node-red editor . I will process that json and send result back to editor, so it can be accessible in node.

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### Author: ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 September 2023 09:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-customize-the-node-red-editor/80710/24 "2023-09-05T09:02:32Z")

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You could use an http endpoint in your server (the one outside the frame) and send/receive data in your end node code by accessing that endpoint.

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