# Input is not on the left-hand menu at all

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964>\
**Category:** Developing Nodes\
**Created:** [28 October 2020 14:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964 "2020-10-28T14:40:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![gulhanvb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gulhanvb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gulhanvb)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2020 14:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/1 "2020-10-28T14:40:14Z")

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I do not see input on the left-hand side at all. Any guesses why?

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2020 14:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/2 "2020-10-28T14:44:17Z")

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What input? Left hand side of what? To little info.

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**Author:** ![gulhanvb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gulhanvb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gulhanvb)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2020 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/3 "2020-10-28T14:58:32Z")

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see my flow attached!  
[Screen Shot 2020-10-28 at 10.27.08 AM|690x431](https://discourse.nodered.org/uploads/short-url/6vmX1seVSXt7zBdcgU5hkVrtpEd.jpeg) , left pane, I do not see any input functions and nodes..

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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:** [28 October 2020 15:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/4 "2020-10-28T15:02:52Z")

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The default palette categories were reorganised in the 1.0 release. The `input` and `output` categories were removed and the nodes put in the categories you can see.

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**Author:** ![gulhanvb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gulhanvb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gulhanvb)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2020 15:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/5 "2020-10-28T15:05:29Z")

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ibmiot node should be somewhere, but I dont see it anywhere...

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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:** [28 October 2020 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/6 "2020-10-28T15:06:54Z")

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The Watson IoT nodes are not installed by default on the IBM Cloud starter kit - you'll have to add it back yourself from the Manage Palette menu option.

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**Author:** ![gulhanvb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gulhanvb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gulhanvb)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2020 15:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/7 "2020-10-28T15:16:43Z")

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Another error now; screenshot attached....

 ![Screen Shot 2020-10-28 at 11.15.34 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/3/8385d9707c30535808ee164a4d501f5c86d6e921.png)

Telegram was my previous activity, but something about that is blocking now IoT...

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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:** [28 October 2020 15:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/8 "2020-10-28T15:46:50Z")

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Either install the telegram node or remove the node from the flow. Possibly it is a configuration node that is no longer used. Look in the Configuration Nodes section of the hamburger menu to find unused ones which you can then delete.  
Also if it is that then you should get a warning in the popup every time you deploy, with a link to click to take you to them.

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**Author:** ![gulhanvb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gulhanvb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gulhanvb)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2020 16:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/9 "2020-10-28T16:11:47Z")

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Now, another error while installing IBM Watson IoT, attached screenshot

 ![Screen Shot 2020-10-28 at 12.10.12 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/9/29d1e1517b5c263cd0daa2cd38a89c8e233ef934.png)

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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:** [27 December 2020 16:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-is-not-on-the-left-hand-menu-at-all/34964/10 "2020-12-27T16:11:51Z")

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Closed on 27 December 2020 16:11 UTC

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