# Using a node inside a custom node
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-node-inside-a-custom-node/25727
**Category:** General
**Created:** [29 April 2020 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-node-inside-a-custom-node/25727 "2020-04-29T09:27:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@aperez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aperez)
#### Post date: [29 April 2020 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-node-inside-a-custom-node/25727/1 "2020-04-29T09:27:39Z")
I would like to create custom node that works with a specific framework. That framework needs to be iconfigured/consumed using REST. No to "reinvent the wheel", Is there any way to use www.request node from inside the custom node?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [29 April 2020 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-node-inside-a-custom-node/25727/2 "2020-04-29T09:30:51Z")
Yes. Add your preferred library in the package.json dependencies.
I would probably recommend against `request` as it is in maintenance mode.
Choose got or axios instead 👍
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### Author:  [@aperez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/aperez)
#### Post date: [29 April 2020 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-node-inside-a-custom-node/25727/3 "2020-04-29T09:50:50Z")
Thank you for the fast reply!
I was asking not for a nodejs library but for a node-red node. I think it would be interesting if it was possible to use a node so I could pass "msg" with all request information and receive the response the same way.
If not for sure I would use _axios_, thanks for the recommendation.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [28 June 2020 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-node-inside-a-custom-node/25727/4 "2020-06-28T09:51:10Z")
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