# How to locate nodes using a given configuration?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-locate-nodes-using-a-given-configuration/92887>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 November 2024 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-locate-nodes-using-a-given-configuration/92887 "2024-11-03T20:52:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![fnx2k](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fnx2k/32/71948_2.png) [@fnx2k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fnx2k)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2024 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-locate-nodes-using-a-given-configuration/92887/1 "2024-11-03T20:52:43Z")

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Hello,

Reviewing my configuration, I am trying to find the nodes using a given configuration.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/6/663953fbadaaea60bea4c97e5d68b8382d8b1f91.png)

Double-clicking on this box, the opening window shows that 2 nodes are using this configuration.  
How can I locate them ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/e/5e57dadda07f4d9f55d89191213e8a86668c639c.png)

Thanks for your help.

_(Tried Ctrl+F, search with_ uses:localhost _but 0 found)_

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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:** [3 November 2024 21:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-locate-nodes-using-a-given-configuration/92887/2 "2024-11-03T21:46:32Z")

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Open the menu item Configuration Nodes and find the one of interest. You should see something like this

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/4/f47932248b8ec0ac84840e1ff195066bf14d940c.png)

The 139 means it is used in 139 mqtt nodes. Click the `139` and it will list them.

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**Author:** ![fnx2k](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/fnx2k/32/71948_2.png) [@fnx2k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fnx2k)\
**Post date:** [4 November 2024 22:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-locate-nodes-using-a-given-configuration/92887/3 "2024-11-04T22:22:45Z")

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📒 Behavior is different when clicking on the left or on right part of the tag ...

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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 November 2024 09:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-locate-nodes-using-a-given-configuration/92887/4 "2024-11-05T09:32:21Z")

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Yes, double click the node name to open the node. Single click the number to open a list of the nodes using it.

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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 November 2024 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-locate-nodes-using-a-given-configuration/92887/5 "2024-11-19T09:33:20Z")

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