# How to search in Node-RED docs?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [25 February 2021 21:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652 "2021-02-25T21:24:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wirewrap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/wirewrap/32/36613_2.png) [@Wirewrap](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Wirewrap)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2021 21:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652/1 "2021-02-25T21:24:44Z")

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Trying to search in the "docs",  
I can't find a search field like the looking glass in the header of this forum.

How can I search?

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2021 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652/2 "2021-02-25T21:35:51Z")

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> [@Wirewrap](#):
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> Trying to search in the "docs"

Hi Lars, welcome to the forum.

TBH I find the easiest way is to search using google.  
If you enter the node-RED url first, for example - `nodered.org ssl` or `nodered.org context`, it's usually quite good.

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**Author:** ![Wirewrap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/wirewrap/32/36613_2.png) [@Wirewrap](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Wirewrap)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2021 21:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652/3 "2021-02-25T21:51:26Z")

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OK, will do so.

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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:** [25 February 2021 22:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652/4 "2021-02-25T22:13:36Z")

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One of the problems with providing search in a website is that your favourite search engine will almost always do it better than a local search algorithm.

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**Author:** ![Wirewrap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/wirewrap/32/36613_2.png) [@Wirewrap](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Wirewrap)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2021 22:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652/5 "2021-02-25T22:39:14Z")

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I included `site:https://nodered.org/docs/` in the search terms. This works nicely.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [25 February 2021 22:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652/6 "2021-02-25T22:47:24Z")

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> [@Wirewrap](#):
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> site:[Documentation : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/)

If you narrow the search term too far, you will miss useful information  
`site:https://nodered.org context` will return [Route or block a message based on a context value : Node-RED](https://cookbook.nodered.org/basic/route-on-context) which is in the node-RED cookbook.  
Whilst `site:https://nodered.org/docs context` will not

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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:** [26 April 2021 22:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-search-in-node-red-docs/41652/7 "2021-04-26T22:47:44Z")

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