# Is there a way to wire a source node to multiple other nodes without constantly dragging between source and target?

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**Created:** [7 February 2022 20:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-wire-a-source-node-to-multiple-other-nodes-without-constantly-dragging-between-source-and-target/57953 "2022-02-07T20:53:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Timmiej93](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/timmiej93/32/54337_2.png) [@Timmiej93](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Timmiej93)\
**Post date:** [7 February 2022 20:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-wire-a-source-node-to-multiple-other-nodes-without-constantly-dragging-between-source-and-target/57953/1 "2022-02-07T20:53:31Z")

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I want to start dragging a wire from the source node, hold a key, and then click on multiple target nodes, drawing a line from source to each target. Is this possible? I assume this is what the Wire Node To Multiple keybinding should do, but god only knows what that's supposed to do. There is literally 1 result (Github, of course) on Google if you search for it exactly, so it's not documented anywhere. I assume it's what I'm looking for, but I have no idea how to use it.

Does anyone know if this is possible, and if so, how?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [8 February 2022 07:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-wire-a-source-node-to-multiple-other-nodes-without-constantly-dragging-between-source-and-target/57953/2 "2022-02-08T07:28:26Z")

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> [@Timmiej93](#):
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> I want to start dragging a wire from the source node, hold a key, and then click on multiple target nodes, drawing a line from source to each target. Is this possible?

Yes.

Info here: [Wires : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/wires)

Demo...  
 ![chrome_9dZ4Zxf5HJ](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/3/0366bc1bbc77ba7bd74d6d53247b4c689592a2b2.gif)

You can also use the action "wire nodes in series...  
 ![chrome_futfXAAwAn](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/f/2fcb28c63a6b9509a3fb17e14ebef0bda98ade58.gif)

> [@Timmiej93](#):
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> I assume this is what the Wire Node To Multiple keybinding should do, but god only knows what that's supposed to do

It wires a node to multiple nodes...  
 ![chrome_yUVry38oZq](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/9/d9b2892b89337feb0ceef92106844094b25090f7.gif)

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**Author:** ![Timmiej93](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/timmiej93/32/54337_2.png) [@Timmiej93](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Timmiej93)\
**Post date:** [9 February 2022 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-wire-a-source-node-to-multiple-other-nodes-without-constantly-dragging-between-source-and-target/57953/3 "2022-02-09T10:51:35Z")

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That makes a lot of sense now, thanks. These videos should absolutely be part of the page you linked. For something where wires are such a big part of, the documentation about them is very sparse.

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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:** [23 February 2022 10:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-wire-a-source-node-to-multiple-other-nodes-without-constantly-dragging-between-source-and-target/57953/4 "2022-02-23T10:52:27Z")

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