# Issue: flows stopped due to missing node types

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [15 December 2019 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174 "2019-12-15T08:55:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/1 "2019-12-15T08:55:57Z")

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Hi, I'm using the NodeRED with IBM cloud. I import a json. file and the error "Flows stopped due to missing node types". I have tried to install the required nodes by checking the palette: node-red-dashboard, but it shows conflict so I cannot install the nodes. Please help

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/4/43a3c93855830497067dbf04dd1affba49cd61c1.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/1/16b666b662528df2219fc640767fa691274285cc.png)

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/2 "2019-12-15T09:27:30Z")

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It looks like you have cn-cashboard-nodes installed which is probably the reason for the conflict. You can have one or the other but not both installed.

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 09:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/3 "2019-12-15T09:42:09Z")

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Hi, thanks for replying.  
It shows the source of conflict is node-red-contrib-ui, so I actually did check the module installed but I cannot do anything on this module.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/c/cdc0ab61aacd9acabc976c8b59426f3c880b58fa.png)

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/4 "2019-12-15T09:51:41Z")

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yes you have to remove that node-red-contrib-ui first - then reload node-red-dashboard

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/5 "2019-12-15T09:55:12Z")

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Hi, I can't remove that due to some "in use" nodes. Is there any other way to remove that ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/d/d41f34ca9349cd3a989ed72fa0de52081671f02d.png)

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 10:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/6 "2019-12-15T10:14:22Z")

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stop Node-RED  
at command line go into your user directory - usually `~/.node-red` (but the startup log in the console should tell you)  
then - `npm uninstall node-red-contrib-ui`  
then - `npm install node-red-dashboard`  
restart Node-RED

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 10:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/7 "2019-12-15T10:16:15Z")

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@dceejay - he is running NR on the IBM Cloud - are the instructions the same?

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/8 "2019-12-15T10:39:48Z")

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ah - sorry didn't spot that... no 🙂  
Really need to turn on the dev pipeline - then go into the file tree and edit the package.json to remove that dashboard and add the correct one - then commit/deploy/re-stage the app to rebuild it.

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**Author:** ![weijian0417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@weijian0417](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/weijian0417)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2019 15:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/9 "2019-12-15T15:30:32Z")

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Thanks ! It works !

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**Author:** ![Chenko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chenko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chenko)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/10 "2020-05-23T09:05:18Z")

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Hello good morning  
I have this same problem. I cant even sim to fine the node which are missing but i get this error. And it then shows me flows stoped. And wen i go to ui node i am told to place dashboard nodes, wen i have a lot of them. Please help me, i am doing a project an running out of time.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 09:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/11 "2020-05-23T09:08:27Z")

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what nodes does it say are missing ?  
do you have them installed ?  
Can you (re)install them ?

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**Author:** ![Chenko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chenko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chenko)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/12 "2020-05-23T09:38:58Z")

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It says  
api-current-state  
Server-state-changed  
Api-call-service  
Stoptimer  
Poll-state

Those are the missing nodes. I did a flow containing this nodes but i deleted de flow but still the nodes are still disturbing. I tried installing them back be there is no success

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 10:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/13 "2020-05-23T10:07:22Z")

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well if you don't need them - uninstall them.

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**Author:** ![Chenko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chenko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chenko)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/14 "2020-05-23T17:01:29Z")

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I hv deleted the flow that had them but i still get the error

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**Author:** ![Chenko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chenko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chenko)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/15 "2020-05-23T17:17:24Z")

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Thank u all i go it  
The problem was because the nodes that were disturbing were in a sub flow and i was checking in the flows so i have to delete them on by one

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**Author:** ![helentsai17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@helentsai17](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/helentsai17)\
**Post date:** [28 May 2020 04:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/16 "2020-05-28T04:51:32Z")

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sorry i'm new here...  
how to go into the file tree and edit the package.json?

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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:** [28 May 2020 06:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/17 "2020-05-28T06:21:15Z")

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Why would you do that?

If you have the warning about missing nodes you have 2 options...

1. install the missing nodes  
Or
2. Remove the nodes from your flow that appear as dotted outlines & deploy

Note, also check for unknown nodes in the configuration nodes in the right-hand side bar.

Question...

What did you do prior to this happening?

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**Author:** ![arjunp-scc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@arjunp-scc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/arjunp-scc)\
**Post date:** [4 July 2020 22:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/18 "2020-07-04T22:09:14Z")

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Hi,

I also received this error and had something similar to Chenko. After adding the nodes which are not installed, I deleted the problem nodes, but still received the error.

I am not sure if it is a bug, but if you go under "config" (next to debug messages) you can see that information about the node still gets retained after deleting (login/configuration information) the problem node.

Once you delete this config data the flows deploy again and work as intended.

Kr, Arjun

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**Author:** ![worldwidewebdev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/worldwidewebdev/32/34574_2.png) [@worldwidewebdev](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/worldwidewebdev)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2021 12:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/19 "2021-01-02T12:30:25Z")

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# 

NODE-RED : Flows Stopped Due To Missing Node Types. Check Logs For Details

Rédigé par Stéphan - samedi, 30 décembre 2017[2 commentaires](http://78.205.231.4/index.php?article30/node-red-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types-check-logs-for-details#comments)

Hii, I had the same problem on node-red: Flows stopped due to missing node types. Check logs for details.  
At the beginning, I searched a lot of information and I found this forum, but the solutions didn't work.  
Now I think that I found the solution:

- First of all, on your node-red web, click on " **Configuration nodes / On all flows**"
- There enter one by one and delete everything (in my configuration I find four sections).
- To save the changes, click **Deploy**

Also, to guarantee the problem is solved, I delete all the palettes that could be removed:

- Click on " **Manage palette**"
- Delete all that could be deleted.

Rédigé par Stéphan  
[http://78.205.231.4/index.php?article30/node-red-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types-check-logs-for-details](http://78.205.231.4/index.php?article30/node-red-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types-check-logs-for-details)

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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:** [2 January 2021 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174/20 "2021-01-02T12:39:48Z")

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> [@worldwidewebdev](#):
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> Now I think that I found the solution:

I don't think this is a recommended solution to the problem.

The first step should always be to check the node-RED log, and see if the problem is described.  
If users don't understand the log, they can always copy & paste it in the forum to get further help.

[Next page](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-flows-stopped-due-to-missing-node-types/19174.md?page=2)