# How to get flow id by function node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 April 2019 05:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889 "2019-04-08T05:31:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![qgc007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/qgc007/32/7362_2.png) [@qgc007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/qgc007)\
**Post date:** [8 April 2019 05:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889/1 "2019-04-08T05:31:59Z")

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how to get flow id by function node?  
the way get node id:  
 ![nodered1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/7/7ebf55ecfe5b6d858ddbd1590257e9db957ba035.png)

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**Author:** ![qgc007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/qgc007/32/7362_2.png) [@qgc007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/qgc007)\
**Post date:** [9 April 2019 05:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889/2 "2019-04-09T05:58:53Z")

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hao to get flow id ， nobody know it ？  
🤔

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [9 April 2019 06:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889/3 "2019-04-09T06:48:09Z")

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The flow id is not available in the function.

This was asked a few months ago and someone shared a flow that used the admin http API to get the flow configuration and, from that, find the flow id. If you search the forum you may be able to find it.

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**Author:** ![qgc007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/qgc007/32/7362_2.png) [@qgc007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/qgc007)\
**Post date:** [10 April 2019 01:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889/4 "2019-04-10T01:23:23Z")

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thank you very much

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**Author:** ![Andrei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/andrei/32/10446_2.png) [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)\
**Post date:** [10 April 2019 03:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889/5 "2019-04-10T03:12:58Z")

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> [@knolleary](#):
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> This was asked a few months ago and someone shared a flow that used the admin http API to get the flow configuration and, from that, find the flow id. If you search the forum you may be able to find it.

Probably something like below:

 ![r-02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/0/042a33ac3a98d40c60eb206fd89133a0aba98568.png)

```auto
[{"id":"c6102b2d.d908e8","type":"tab","label":"Flow 1","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"dda94d1c.3a07a","type":"change","z":"c6102b2d.d908e8","name":"jsonata filter","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"filter","pt":"msg","to":"payload[type = 'tab']","tot":"jsonata"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":450,"y":140,"wires":[["f5dc667c.ac8108"]]},{"id":"1624601c.23f32","type":"inject","z":"c6102b2d.d908e8","name":"","topic":"flows","payload":"","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":90,"y":140,"wires":[["312ff7a6.7dd008"]]},{"id":"f5dc667c.ac8108","type":"debug","z":"c6102b2d.d908e8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"filter","targetType":"msg","x":600,"y":140,"wires":[]},{"id":"312ff7a6.7dd008","type":"http request","z":"c6102b2d.d908e8","name":"Get {{{topic}}}","method":"GET","ret":"obj","paytoqs":false,"url":"http://localhost:1880/{{{topic}}}","tls":"","proxy":"","authType":"basic","x":260,"y":140,"wires":[["dda94d1c.3a07a"]]}]

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**Author:** ![qgc007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/qgc007/32/7362_2.png) [@qgc007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/qgc007)\
**Post date:** [10 April 2019 03:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-flow-id-by-function-node/9889/6 "2019-04-10T03:23:30Z")

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thank you very much 😍  
勉強になりました