# When I duplicate an input on a form it doesn't appear in the local.data.form.formData object **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask us anything\ **Created:** [April 6, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/when-i-duplicate-an-input-on-a-form-it-doesnt-appear-in-the-local-data-form-formdata-object/17635 "2025-04-06T14:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![celtic\_saint](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/celtic_saint/32/13027_2.png) [@celtic\_saint](https://community.weweb.io/u/celtic_saint)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/when-i-duplicate-an-input-on-a-form-it-doesnt-appear-in-the-local-data-form-formdata-object/17635/1 "2025-04-06T14:42:11Z")
I had a form that I modified to add more input fields. I duplicated a number of the existing fields to save time and renamed them with a new element name. These new input elements do not show up in the data binding. Dropping a new input element does show up. I tried a few tests to see if it was related to each element being part of a DIV group (the text label and input element) but that was not the case. Anyone have any insight to what is happening or what I did wrong. I can make work by deleting the duplicated inputs and re-adding them by dropping them in but would like to know for the future. ---
**Author:** ![DanielL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/daniell/32/13398_2.png) [@DanielL](https://community.weweb.io/u/DanielL)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/when-i-duplicate-an-input-on-a-form-it-doesnt-appear-in-the-local-data-form-formdata-object/17635/2 "2025-04-14T14:27:35Z")
Hi @celtic_saint are the inputs in a repeating group? If so, they won’t show up there. If not, is it a native input element or a component?