# Pull in tags written in node-RED to tag browser?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pull-in-tags-written-in-node-red-to-tag-browser/69579>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pull-in-tags-written-in-node-red-to-tag-browser/69579 "2023-02-08T15:08:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Henry\_Neves-Charge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/henry_neves-charge/32/41949_2.png) [@Henry\_Neves-Charge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry_Neves-Charge)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pull-in-tags-written-in-node-red-to-tag-browser/69579/1 "2023-02-08T15:08:19Z")

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We are using the node-RED module and successfully reading and writing to tags in Ignition. However, these tags need to be manually added in the tag browser in designer.

Is there a way to auto-discover, or add node-RED as a connection (similarly to how you can with OPCUA) so that we can browse the tags that are being written by a node-RED flow?

cc @Travis.Cox

Thanks

Henry

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**Author:** ![craigb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pull-in-tags-written-in-node-red-to-tag-browser/69579/2 "2023-02-08T17:16:26Z")

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Never tried this but if you made node red a OPCUA server, could you then browse it from ignition ?

> **[node-red-contrib-opcua-server](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-opcua-server)**
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> Node-RED contribution nodes with next generation OPC UA in a compact and less dependencies package.

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**Author:** ![Henry\_Neves-Charge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/henry_neves-charge/32/41949_2.png) [@Henry\_Neves-Charge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry_Neves-Charge)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pull-in-tags-written-in-node-red-to-tag-browser/69579/3 "2023-02-09T09:35:10Z")

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Thanks very much @craigb - that would indeed work, however we're trying to avoid having an OPC UA server if it isn't necessary. It feels like overkill to have that there just to bring the tags into ignition.