# Is there a way to check status on node red gpio node?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896
**Category:** General
**Created:** [18 July 2023 05:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896 "2023-07-18T05:45:43Z")
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### Author:  [@Athurian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Athurian)
#### Post date: [18 July 2023 05:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/1 "2023-07-18T05:45:43Z")
Is there a way to check status on node red gpio node?
I am trying to convert the status code in the red box in the picture attached to the image here into text data.
I want to check the status value of the gpio node and convert it to text data.
Is there any possible way?
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [18 July 2023 06:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/2 "2023-07-18T06:16:32Z")
You should be able to use the status node to read the status of compliant nodes
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### Author:  [@Athurian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Athurian)
#### Post date: [18 July 2023 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/3 "2023-07-18T06:26:47Z")
Oh! I see, thank you. Is it possible to check the status regularly?
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [18 July 2023 06:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/4 "2023-07-18T06:32:50Z")
The status outputs when the status changes/updatees, it would be a good idea to store the output in a context var, then you could poll the context at will.
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### Author:  [@Athurian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Athurian)
#### Post date: [18 July 2023 06:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/5 "2023-07-18T06:41:12Z")
Um, that's right. I want to poll and check the status, but I have to try, but it doesn't work...
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [18 July 2023 07:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/6 "2023-07-18T07:16:48Z")
Here is one example there are numerous ways to do this, you will need to experiment.
```auto
[{"id":"57d32972f363a89b","type":"status","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","scope":["13a0349fe14a7e6a"],"x":300,"y":3680,"wires":[["8c5eb87664f0c480"]]},{"id":"8c5eb87664f0c480","type":"change","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"status[msg.status.source.name]","pt":"global","to":"status","tot":"msg"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":570,"y":3680,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"084eba573302a14b","type":"debug","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"debug 322","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":650,"y":3580,"wires":[]},{"id":"61fe1c88b772832c","type":"inject","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"poll stored status","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":280,"y":3580,"wires":[["a5a5a08bca803a7a"]]},{"id":"a5a5a08bca803a7a","type":"change","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"status.node_name","tot":"global"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":480,"y":3580,"wires":[["084eba573302a14b"]]},{"id":"d62ab06081401e14","type":"inject","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":300,"y":3760,"wires":[["13a0349fe14a7e6a"]]},{"id":"13a0349fe14a7e6a","type":"delay","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"node_name","pauseType":"rate","timeout":"5","timeoutUnits":"seconds","rate":"1","nbRateUnits":"1","rateUnits":"second","randomFirst":"1","randomLast":"5","randomUnits":"seconds","drop":false,"allowrate":false,"outputs":1,"x":450,"y":3760,"wires":[[]]}]
```
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### Author:  [@Athurian](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Athurian)
#### Post date: [18 July 2023 07:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/7 "2023-07-18T07:48:12Z")
OMG! It's what I was hoping for! Thank you very much.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [1 August 2023 07:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-status-on-node-red-gpio-node/79896/8 "2023-08-01T07:48:42Z")
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