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@AI Evy what are best practices for go back to previous node on global nodes?
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Thanks for tagging me @Bobster2002. I'll look through relevant sources and get back to you shortly.
### Answer Retell AI does not natively support automatically returning from a Global Node to the previous node in the conversation flow. [(1) ]() Workaround approach: You can build this manually by storing the last node in a variable and routing back using a Logic Split node. [(2) ]() Known limitations to be aware of: - The "go back to previous node" transition in a global node may not work correctly with components—if the global node triggers while inside a component, it may return to the first node of the component instead of the expected node. [(3) ]() - This is described as an architectural limitation. [(1) ]() Practical recommendation: If you need this behavior frequently, consider whether a single-prompt agent approach might better suit your use case, as some users have found this avoids the complexity of managing returns from global nodes. [(4) ]() For a feature request to add native support for returning from global nodes, you can submit it in the
#📒・feature-requests
channel. [(1) ]()
​ To learn more, see the sources I considered: [[1] Is it possible to return from the Global Node](https://discord.com/channels/1186424376300679209/1399484507530334368) [[2] fallback to the previous node from Global node](https://discord.com/channels/1186424376300679209/1388025209533235261) [[3] Global go back to previous node](https://discord.com/channels/1186424376300679209/1469752880369238048) [[4] Discord message from @development_org_26839 on 2025-07-04](https://discord.com/channels/1186424376300679209/1186462578310910112/1390774938679378011) ​
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