# Search selection

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-selection/101961>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [21 October 2026 06:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-selection/101961 "2026-10-21T06:53:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2026 06:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-selection/101961/1 "2026-10-21T06:53:26Z")

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Hi There,

is this possible?

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-21 at 08.50.10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/5/953d6c739958f379bcaf54f6c40e5250e28c7c16.png)

searching for something within a selection. Use case is that I want to search for something but only in a limited set of nodes, not the entire flow.

Checking the dropdown:

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-21 at 08.51.47](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/7/d73467588cb8dab4434a23189172663d1800602d.png)

I guess the work around would be to copy the selection to a new flow and then search current flow only.