# Is js-ipfs connected to the DHT?
**URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-js-ipfs-connected-to-the-dht/13543
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Tags:** js-ipfs, dht
**Created:** [February 21, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-js-ipfs-connected-to-the-dht/13543 "2022-02-21T22:44:04Z")
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### Author:  [@RenaPero](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/RenaPero)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-js-ipfs-connected-to-the-dht/13543/1 "2022-02-21T22:44:04Z")
Hey fellow IPFS\_lovers, I was wondering if js-IPFS is connected to the DHT (dynamic hash table=decentralized list of available peers)?
Because I always see some disconnected preload nodes (preload node=ipfs node with a list of peers, centralized because it is owned by an organization I think Protocollabs) in the console when I run my code. And at the same time I see in the js-ipfs docs that we have DHT API.
Can anyone clear this contradiction?
Greetings to all 🎩
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### Author:  [@RenaPero](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/RenaPero)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-js-ipfs-connected-to-the-dht/13543/2 "2022-02-24T23:15:52Z")
Some answers about what is implemented now can be found here: [Implementation status | IPFS Docs](https://docs.ipfs.io/project/implementation-status/#dht)