# Searching: a node that triggers when tab is clicked or tab reloaded?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searching-a-node-that-triggers-when-tab-is-clicked-or-tab-reloaded/64841>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 July 2022 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searching-a-node-that-triggers-when-tab-is-clicked-or-tab-reloaded/64841 "2022-07-08T13:53:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhiteLion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/whitelion/32/12266_2.png) [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2022 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searching-a-node-that-triggers-when-tab-is-clicked-or-tab-reloaded/64841/1 "2022-07-08T13:53:30Z")

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Hiho,  
I am somehow at a loss...  
is there a node (or way) to trigger when a tab from the dashboard is refreshed or entered ?

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**Author:** ![Ithoh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ithoh/32/40000_2.png) [@Ithoh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Ithoh)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2022 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searching-a-node-that-triggers-when-tab-is-clicked-or-tab-reloaded/64841/2 "2022-07-08T13:59:21Z")

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Hello,

I do believe that you are looking for the ui-control node :

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/c/fc56aa5d5a808dbef72f4268144bf55c3be42c5a.png)

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**Author:** ![WhiteLion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/whitelion/32/12266_2.png) [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2022 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searching-a-node-that-triggers-when-tab-is-clicked-or-tab-reloaded/64841/3 "2022-07-08T14:02:08Z")

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thx, I never used that but seems to be the solution.

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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:** [22 July 2022 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/searching-a-node-that-triggers-when-tab-is-clicked-or-tab-reloaded/64841/4 "2022-07-22T14:02:58Z")

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