# How to get binary data from a previously processed node?

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**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** function\
**Created:** [June 10, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/how-to-get-binary-data-from-a-previously-processed-node/14762 "2022-06-10T07:59:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![jan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/jan/32/9_2.png) [@jan](https://community.n8n.io/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/how-to-get-binary-data-from-a-previously-processed-node/14762/3 "2022-06-11T08:27:01Z")

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Welcome to the community @Ronald_Lam!

Sorry not at the computer right now, so can not post an example. But what you can do is to merge the binary data back in the flow again by using the Merge-Node in mode “Merge by Index”.

Hope that is helpful!

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