# How to get global context when in a subflow?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 June 2025 09:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476 "2025-06-08T09:47:16Z")\
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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:** [8 June 2025 09:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476/1 "2025-06-08T09:47:16Z")

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Sorry folks, I've forgotten this - again.

In a subflow, how do I get global context values?

Would `global.get(" ")` still work?  
I'll be testing this anyway ITMT.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2025 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476/2 "2025-06-08T09:53:40Z")

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When you create topics, do you check the suggestions that are given ?  
From [your own previous topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ok-subflows-again-confused-about-looking-at-their-nodes/48679/6)...

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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:** [8 June 2025 09:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476/3 "2025-06-08T09:54:48Z")

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Yes, I did....

Dunno why, but I didn't get the thread.

Sorry.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2025 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476/4 "2025-06-08T09:55:42Z")

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FYI:

> the nodes inside a subflow can access the context of the parent flow by prepending `$parent.` to the context key.

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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:** [8 June 2025 09:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476/5 "2025-06-08T09:56:48Z")

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I seem to be suffering brain failure badly nowadays.

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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:** [22 June 2025 09:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-get-global-context-when-in-a-subflow/97476/6 "2025-06-22T09:56:59Z")

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