# Remove/Insert node in a flow

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-insert-node-in-a-flow/2879>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 September 2018 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-insert-node-in-a-flow/2879 "2018-09-05T13:51:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2018 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-insert-node-in-a-flow/2879/1 "2018-09-05T13:51:46Z")

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You know how its easy is to drop a node onto a wire to insert it into a flow

Is there an equivalent easy extraction method?

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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:** [5 September 2018 14:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-insert-node-in-a-flow/2879/2 "2018-09-05T14:03:56Z")

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delete key

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**Author:** ![shrickus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/shrickus/32/517_2.png) [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2018 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-insert-node-in-a-flow/2879/3 "2018-09-05T14:37:02Z")

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It would be nice if deleting a node that has only one input and one output wire would wire the upstream node to the downstream node... I gotta imagine that 90% of the time this is what is desired.

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2018 06:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-insert-node-in-a-flow/2879/4 "2018-09-06T06:39:14Z")

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Just noticed this behaviour -can't drop an "out-type" node into a flow (just mentioning it in case its a minor bug)

 ![z](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/c/cf413b313b603dedbd2126c72d15d0d9ef208d1f.gif)

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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:** [6 September 2018 07:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-insert-node-in-a-flow/2879/5 "2018-09-06T07:12:52Z")

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No, it isn't a bug.