# Restart flows using Node Red API

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-flows-using-node-red-api/34632
**Category:** General
**Created:** [21 October 2020 11:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-flows-using-node-red-api/34632 "2020-10-21T11:42:53Z")
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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: [30 October 2020 00:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restart-flows-using-node-red-api/34632/8 "2020-10-30T00:16:59Z")

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This question was also asked a few days ago in another thread, to which I gave this reply: [Automatically restart one flow (not all flows) - #3 by knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatically-restart-one-flow-not-all-flows/34813/3)

> [@Automatically restart one flow (not all flows)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatically-restart-one-flow-not-all-flows/34813/3):
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> To answer your question directly, there is no API for restarting an individual flow.
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> The whole /flow API is in need of an overhaul. Adding the ability to restart an individual flow was not something on my list to consider for the overhaul - it is now.

I'm not sure where pm2 comes into it - perhaps if you were to run each flow in its own instance of Node-RED, you'd be able to restart the relevant instance. However you then have the issue of managing multiple instances.

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