# Timer function with Node-Red in Home assistance

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timer-function-with-node-red-in-home-assistance/88305>\
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**Tags:** home-assistant\
**Created:** [27 May 2024 20:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timer-function-with-node-red-in-home-assistance/88305 "2024-05-27T20:18:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [27 May 2024 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timer-function-with-node-red-in-home-assistance/88305/2 "2024-05-27T20:45:14Z")

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Hi and Welcome.

I, like most here am not a HA user, but there are some. HA offer support for Node-red on their forum also, which may help you.

Your image is not a great help. Best to share an export of your flow and supply the data your HA nodes output. You can do this by adding debug node after the nodes.  
[How to import/export a flow](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/import-export)

In order to make code readable and usable it is necessary to surround your code with three backticks (also known as a left quote or backquote `````)

````auto
``` 
   code goes here 
```

````

You can edit and correct your post by clicking the pencil ✏ icon.

See this post for more details - [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

There’s a great page in the docs ([Working with messages : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/messages)) that will explain how to use the debug panel to find the right path/value for any data item.

Pay particular attention to the part about the buttons that appear under your mouse pointer when you over hover a debug message property in the sidebar.

![BX00Cy7yHi](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/d/bd1f333a9e043b061b39917c328b0094d3e52d30.gif)

Saying that here is an example of a looping timer that may help you.

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