# \#http-request

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/tag/http-request/5.md

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## [Why is so difficult to get a https REST + keep \`msg\`? (OSM)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-is-so-difficult-to-get-a-https-rest-keep-msg-osm/100892)

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**Author:** [@PizzaProgram](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PizzaProgram)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2026 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-is-so-difficult-to-get-a-https-rest-keep-msg-osm/100892 "2026-05-02T17:01:49Z")

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Sorry for spamming the topic but after 4 days of struggle I must ask: Am I missing something trivial here? Or is it really NR making hard to get a https GET while keeping the msg details? The goal: :railway\_track: is …

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## [Http request default headers www-authenticate: "Basic..."](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-default-headers-www-authenticate-basic/100864)

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**Author:** [@rstp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rstp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [29 April 2026 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-default-headers-www-authenticate-basic/100864 "2026-04-29T10:44:02Z")

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I do not need to authenticate to access my site 192.168.2.201 but running this flow: \[ { "id": "ea91769386ca7b48", "type": "http request", "z": "b1244a135f70915e", "name": "", …

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## [Application/x-ndjson](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/application-x-ndjson/100794)

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**Author:** [@svefro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/svefro)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [18 April 2026 21:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/application-x-ndjson/100794 "2026-04-18T21:34:21Z")

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im integrating against ollama and need to read "node red application/x-ndjson" stream from ollama. tested this with the core http-request node but it refuses to stream the response. i just get a timeout. or everything a…

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## [HTTP request fails depending on message origin?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-fails-depending-on-message-origin/100446)

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**Author:** [@dth](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dth)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [3 March 2026 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-fails-depending-on-message-origin/100446 "2026-03-03T07:44:58Z")

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I have a flow that sends events to ntfy.sh. I have a certain type of event that fails most of the time with "no response from server". Using wireshark I have confirmed that the TCP connection is established, but no requ…

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## [HTTP-Request / RequestError: The "listener" argument must be of type function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-requesterror-the-listener-argument-must-be-of-type-function/100392)

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**Author:** [@Chicura](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chicura)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2026 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-requesterror-the-listener-argument-must-be-of-type-function/100392 "2026-02-17T16:34:16Z")

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Hello, I already searched the forum but the given answers do not match my problem. When using the HTTP request node I also get the error: RequestError: The "listener" argument must be of type function. Received an in…

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## [HTTP Request Node stuck on requesting, causes flow to Hang](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-stuck-on-requesting-causes-flow-to-hang/100138)

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**Author:** [@Rulasmur](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rulasmur)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [10 January 2026 18:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-stuck-on-requesting-causes-flow-to-hang/100138 "2026-01-10T18:16:50Z")

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I have node-red installed on Home Assistant, with a flow that takes mqtt events, processes them, then goes to a secondary system to fetch and image and finally sends all the information to ntfy via http-request node. I …

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## [name.toLowerCase is not a functiom](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-tolowercase-is-not-a-functiom/100120)

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**Author:** [@ZainH](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ZainH)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [9 January 2026 01:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/name-tolowercase-is-not-a-functiom/100120 "2026-01-09T01:15:35Z")

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please help. i am trying to get the access token with a http request (post) and the msg.payload has the cfedentials, but I get the error below my flow My credentials the error error name: "TypeError" message: "na…

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## [Replicate CURL -F arguments for plate-recognizer on-prem API call](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replicate-curl-f-arguments-for-plate-recognizer-on-prem-api-call/99947)

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**Author:** [@glossyio](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/glossyio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 December 2025 00:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replicate-curl-f-arguments-for-plate-recognizer-on-prem-api-call/99947 "2025-12-16T00:48:34Z")

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This should be an easy-ball question for folks, but it's not connecting for me right now, so I would appreciate help. How do I build a node-red message that goes to an http request node that represents the curl below? T…

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## [HTTP request - EAI\_AGAIN error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-eai-again-error/99500)

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**Author:** [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [25 October 2025 17:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-eai-again-error/99500 "2025-10-25T17:00:25Z")

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Hi - I am getting repeated EAI\_AGAIN errors on a flow that requests data from an external website. This appears to have started in the past 2 weeks - prior to that, this flow had worked flawlessly for over a year. My un…

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## [Sequoia Local Network Access Issue with the http request node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sequoia-local-network-access-issue-with-the-http-request-node/99266)

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**Author:** [@hepcat72](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hepcat72)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [4 October 2025 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sequoia-local-network-access-issue-with-the-http-request-node/99266 "2025-10-04T17:37:18Z")

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I recently updated 2 mac minis to Sequoia and after doing so, none of my http request nodes would work. They all had EHOSTUNREACH errors. After updating node and node-RED to the latest versions, one of the 2 minis stil…

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## [Ovo Energy API - Get your energy data from Ovo](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ovo-energy-api-get-your-energy-data-from-ovo/87440)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 52\
**Last updated:** [29 September 2025 21:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ovo-energy-api-get-your-energy-data-from-ovo/87440 "2025-09-29T21:36:50Z")

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Not sure if there are any Ovo energy users in the forum, but if there are, you might like to know about my quick mini-project. Still a work in progress but the basics already in place. This uses the unofficial Ovo API's…

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## [Kafka Error "argument must be of type string or instance of Buffer ot ArrayBuffer"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/kafka-error-argument-must-be-of-type-string-or-instance-of-buffer-ot-arraybuffer/99145)

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**Author:** [@mrStark](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mrStark)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [24 September 2025 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/kafka-error-argument-must-be-of-type-string-or-instance-of-buffer-ot-arraybuffer/99145 "2025-09-24T08:38:09Z")

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I'm getting below error when i'm passing some payload to the kafkajs node. I'm using a json node before sending the data to the kafkajs node but still getting the error. Can anyone help here? { "level":"ERROR", "tim…

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## [How to capture and forward incoming IP address in Node-RED?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-capture-and-forward-incoming-ip-address-in-node-red/98094)

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**Author:** [@pawanpillai](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pawanpillai)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2025 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-capture-and-forward-incoming-ip-address-in-node-red/98094 "2025-08-29T17:24:18Z")

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I have been using Node-RED for 5 years now and have decent exposure to it. We use it for various HTTP calls and use it as a relay from internet to out internal API servers. We would like to capture the IP address of inc…

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## [Not Strictly a Node-RED issue but Used as Data, nmap Problem Collecting Network Info](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-strictly-a-node-red-issue-but-used-as-data-nmap-problem-collecting-network-info/98424)

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**Author:** [@Buckskin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Buckskin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [1 August 2025 22:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-strictly-a-node-red-issue-but-used-as-data-nmap-problem-collecting-network-info/98424 "2025-08-01T22:08:12Z")

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Some time ago @TotallyInformation published a flow to get the mac address, IO address etc of a network using nmap to collect the data. It seems that sometime in the intervening years nmap decided NOT to collect the mac a…

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## [Looking for consultants for Node-RED in financial services (Finshape is hiring)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-consultants-for-node-red-in-financial-services-finshape-is-hiring/84611)

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**Author:** [@petrpko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/petrpko)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [27 June 2025 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-consultants-for-node-red-in-financial-services-finshape-is-hiring/84611 "2025-06-27T08:24:49Z")

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Ive been personally using Node-RED for years. Its been so great technology and the community around it that I decided to use it also in business. We've been using Node-RED within our digital platform DBOS (Digital Bank O…

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## [TLS Fingerprint Detection - Scraping Supermarket Special Offers](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tls-fingerprint-detection-scraping-supermarket-special-offers/97766)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [24 June 2025 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tls-fingerprint-detection-scraping-supermarket-special-offers/97766 "2025-06-24T19:47:51Z")

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The URL half-price works in my browser, assuming the supernarket currently has any half price offers. When I try and access the page with an http-request node it gives error 403 Access Denied. I do have a User-Agent he…

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## [Sending Notification to ms-teams via Webhook](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-notification-to-ms-teams-via-webhook/97768)

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**Author:** [@denizciftci-sec](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/denizciftci-sec)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 June 2025 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-notification-to-ms-teams-via-webhook/97768 "2025-06-24T09:49:35Z")

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Hi All, I am currently working on sending notifications to Microsoft Teams using the exec node. I have configured the node accordingly, and since we are using a proxy, I have already taken care of the proxy settings. H…

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## [HTTP Request with dynamic authorization token](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-with-dynamic-authorization-token/97640)

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**Author:** [@pacmanmt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pacmanmt)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 June 2025 20:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-with-dynamic-authorization-token/97640 "2025-06-16T20:18:00Z")

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Hi all, I am struggling trying to build a flow to interact with a Teltonika router API. To use it I have to make a first http request to receive the authorization token and then a second one (the actual request to the …

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## [How to put my token in http request](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-put-my-token-in-http-request/97163)

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**Author:** [@AntoninPETIT](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AntoninPETIT)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [12 June 2025 06:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-put-my-token-in-http-request/97163 "2025-06-12T06:50:57Z")

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This is for creating a new token, but how and where do I add the comment to the token? my fonction error

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## [Help for http request Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-for-http-request-node/97507)

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**Author:** [@CarloJongen](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CarloJongen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 June 2025 10:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-for-http-request-node/97507 "2025-06-09T10:54:42Z")

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I try to get this to work. I have a function node sending out a msg.url with a Get Request. If I copy the url directly into the "Http Request Node" in the url field and inject a timestamp, the Get Request gets received …

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## [Delete data of influxDB by Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-data-of-influxdb-by-node-red/97285)

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**Author:** [@MFChow](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MFChow)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 May 2025 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-data-of-influxdb-by-node-red/97285 "2025-05-27T10:59:05Z")

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Hi, I would like to delete data of influxDB. I try to use curl method. I can use post man to run curl to delete data. However, it is error when i use http request node in Node Red. Any idea? Thank you for your help. …

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## [Hi, I need help about Stream Http Response](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hi-i-need-help-about-stream-http-response/97187)

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**Author:** [@dysoft](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dysoft)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 May 2025 15:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hi-i-need-help-about-stream-http-response/97187 "2025-05-21T15:02:25Z")

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Guys There is a web request that i am receiving from Node : http in \*\*GET : method \*\* /msg\_stream : PATH , URL : http://localhost:1880/msg\_stream When i get request, i need to response with "text/event-stream" …

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## [Browser request works but exact same node red request fails](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/browser-request-works-but-exact-same-node-red-request-fails/96415)

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**Author:** [@davidmnz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidmnz)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [10 April 2025 05:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/browser-request-works-but-exact-same-node-red-request-fails/96415 "2025-04-10T05:52:50Z")

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I am new to node red (so links are fudged to htttp due to new user limits) and I expected a very simple http request would just work. This is the request: "htttps://api.forecast.solar/estimate/-41.51/173.96/25/170/3.84".…

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## [@node-red/runtime.context/ how to set up multi-tennant-flows?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-runtime-context-how-to-set-up-multi-tennant-flows/96035)

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**Author:** [@papenfort](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/papenfort)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 March 2025 22:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-runtime-context-how-to-set-up-multi-tennant-flows/96035 "2025-03-16T22:09:05Z")

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Hello fellow Node Red enjoyers. Im still rather new to this, so i barely know where to start... Is it possible to configure multi-tennant flows by attaching a scoped repository( a special object that has methods for in…

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## [Ajax request error reporting cross-domain](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ajax-request-error-reporting-cross-domain/95914)

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**Author:** [@SkyYxl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SkyYxl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2025 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ajax-request-error-reporting-cross-domain/95914 "2025-03-11T09:51:53Z")

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May I ask how to initiate ajax requests in the defined node? When I request, I always report cross-domain errors. The backend engineer also configured the cosr response header, but it still does not help

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## [Dynamic inputs/outputs for httprequest node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-inputs-outputs-for-httprequest-node/95651)

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**Author:** [@skylord123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/skylord123)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [27 February 2025 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-inputs-outputs-for-httprequest-node/95651 "2025-02-27T16:38:00Z")

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When you have multiple http request nodes chained together and want to store what was sent/returned by each call it gets quite cumbersome to use change nodes before and after the node to move things where they need to be…

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## [Issue with HTTP request auth](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-http-request-auth/95497)

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**Author:** [@BobS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BobS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2025 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-http-request-auth/95497 "2025-02-18T21:40:09Z")

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Good afternoon, I'm trying to do a http request/api call to be able to automate turning on and off flows. Following this Enable or disable a flow (tab) per flow name (flow) - Node-RED it works fine if I import the code…

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## ['Illegal instruction' thrown when logging into editor - Node-RED crash](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/illegal-instruction-thrown-when-logging-into-editor-node-red-crash/95431)

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**Author:** [@thebaldgeek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thebaldgeek)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2025 17:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/illegal-instruction-thrown-when-logging-into-editor-node-red-crash/95431 "2025-02-16T17:44:46Z")

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The website is down, so I'm a little frantic/panicked, but will try and take my time here to explain the sequence of events.... My site has been running since March 22nd 2024 mostly trouble free. A few days ago I happe…

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## [Dynamically editing URL message content using a function](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-editing-url-message-content-using-a-function/95370)

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**Author:** [@shlomo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shlomo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [13 February 2025 12:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamically-editing-url-message-content-using-a-function/95370 "2025-02-13T12:45:15Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a flow that is supposed to send me a WhatsApp message via "CallMeBot" when there is an inequality between two nodes But in practice I can't get it to work even though I checked the API KEY and it …

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## [Using HTTP Request for file downloads](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-http-request-for-file-downloads/95360)

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**Author:** [@jimj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jimj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2025 19:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-http-request-for-file-downloads/95360 "2025-02-12T19:39:50Z")

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I'm downloading files from a DAM system for distributing via FTP. My problem is with HTTP Request and file-out. I use these together and the resulting file is always unusable. I've tried with JPG and EPUB (a ZIP) and the…

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