# Merge by Key no longer possible?

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/merge-by-key-no-longer-possible/31925>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** merge\
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/merge-by-key-no-longer-possible/31925 "2023-10-23T10:15:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mateusz\_Bijakowski](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/mateusz_bijakowski/32/26120_2.png) [@Mateusz\_Bijakowski](https://community.n8n.io/u/Mateusz_Bijakowski)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/merge-by-key-no-longer-possible/31925/1 "2023-10-23T10:15:29Z")

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I see your manual pages explain how to do it.

> **[Merging data - Merging and splitting data | n8n Docs](https://docs.n8n.io/courses/level-two/chapter-3/#merging-data)**
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> In this chapter, you will learn how to merge and split data, and in what cases it might be useful to perform these operations. | Documentation for n8n, a workflow automation platform.

> **[Using the merge node - merge by key | n8n workflow template](https://n8n.io/workflows/100-using-the-merge-node-merge-by-key/)**
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> This is an example of how you can make Merge by Key work. The “Data 1” and “Data 2” nodes simply provide mock data. You can replace them with your own data...

But Merge node no longer has this option

 ![Screenshot 2023-10-23 at 11.14.52](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/7/2/725bed6ebaa39ed47efbd0a25aa3a7bcfbe9982e.png)

n8n Version : 1.8.2

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**Author:** ![EmeraldHerald](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/emeraldherald/32/35355_2.png) [@EmeraldHerald](https://community.n8n.io/u/EmeraldHerald)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/merge-by-key-no-longer-possible/31925/3 "2023-10-24T12:38:20Z")

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Hi @Mateusz_Bijakowski 👋 This looks like some docs need to be updated, thanks for letting us know!

While “Merge by Key” is no longer in the dropdown, you can get the same functionality by using the “Combine” method. Afterwards the “Combination” mode dropdown appears in which he can select “Merge By Fields”. This is the equivalent of the old “Merge By Key” option 👍

Edit: It looks like while the course is out of date, the main documentation for the Merge node isn’t’: [Merge | n8n Docs](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.merge/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/system/32/195824_2.png) [@system](https://community.n8n.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/merge-by-key-no-longer-possible/31925/5 "2024-01-22T13:00:44Z")

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