# Unauthorised at localhost:1880/flows
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unauthorised-at-localhost-1880-flows/12712
**Category:** General
**Created:** [29 June 2019 03:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unauthorised-at-localhost-1880-flows/12712 "2019-06-29T03:45:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@tramanah](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tramanah)
#### Post date: [29 June 2019 03:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unauthorised-at-localhost-1880-flows/12712/1 "2019-06-29T03:45:14Z")
Hi, I am trying to download the entire tabs code by :- localhost:1880/flows
it's showing unauthorised.
I do have another question, how to stop node red in the window platform. while trying "node-red-stop" its doesn't work.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [29 June 2019 11:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unauthorised-at-localhost-1880-flows/12712/2 "2019-06-29T11:34:31Z")
> [@tramanah](#):
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> Hi, I am trying to download the entire tabs code by :- localhost:1880/flows
> it's showing unauthorised.
Im interested in this too.
> [@tramanah](#):
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> how to stop node red in the window platform. while trying "node-red-stop" its doesn't work.
Thats for RPi / linux (not available on windows).
If you run node-red in a cmd window by entering `node-red` just close it or `ctrl+c` to stop it.
if you run it as a service, stop the service.
etc
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [29 June 2019 11:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unauthorised-at-localhost-1880-flows/12712/3 "2019-06-29T11:44:38Z")
With localhost, you are trying to access this on the same machine that node-red is running?
If you are, have you tried replacing local host with the IP address of the machine?
Have you setup a user name and password for Node-RED?
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### Author:  [@tramanah](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tramanah)
#### Post date: [3 July 2019 00:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unauthorised-at-localhost-1880-flows/12712/4 "2019-07-03T00:57:46Z")
Yes, I do. But i did login successful before access node-red flows
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [3 July 2019 07:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unauthorised-at-localhost-1880-flows/12712/5 "2019-07-03T07:46:28Z")
Being logged into the editor doesn't mean you can just access the admin endpoints in a different browser window.
As described in the docs, you need to set the authorisation http header properly with an access token: [https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/get/flows/](https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/methods/get/flows/)
This page describes how to get a token: [https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/oauth](https://nodered.org/docs/api/admin/oauth)