# Dash Input Component - n\_clicks property missing

**URL:** <https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-input-component-n-clicks-property-missing/31043>\
**Category:** Dash Python\
**Created:** [November 8, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-input-component-n-clicks-property-missing/31043 "2019-11-08T00:24:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bjonen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.plotly.com/bjonen/32/4925_2.png) [@bjonen](https://community.plotly.com/u/bjonen)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-input-component-n-clicks-property-missing/31043/1 "2019-11-08T00:24:42Z")

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I would like to trigger a callback when a user focuses an dcc.Input component. I thought that every component should have an n\_clicks property (also metnioned here [Using div click to trigger callback](https://community.plotly.com/t/using-div-click-to-trigger-callback/8854/2?)). Looking at the docs ([https://dash.plot.ly/dash-core-components/input](https://dash.plot.ly/dash-core-components/input)) this property seems to be missing.

Am I overlooking something? Is there any proposed workaround?

Thanks for any hints!

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**Author:** ![Sempah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sempah](https://community.plotly.com/u/Sempah)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-input-component-n-clicks-property-missing/31043/2 "2019-11-08T09:05:36Z")

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Hi Bjonen,

I don’t think this is an option (anymore). The help function doesn’t include a n\_clicks aswell.

Perhaps @nedned could comment.

Gr,

Sempah