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title: Referencing Existing Instances
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description: "Reference the existing instances of the Kendo UI Tooltip wrapper for Vue."
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# Referencing Existing Instances

You can refer to existing Tooltip instance by using its [`show`](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/tooltip#methods-show) method.

Once the reference is established, use the [Tooltip API](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/tooltip) to control the behavior of the component.

{% meta height:180 %}
{% embed_file tooltip/existing/main.vue preview %}
{% embed_file tooltip/existing/main.js %}
{% endmeta %}


## Suggested Links

* [Kendo UI Tooltip for jQuery](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/controls/layout/tooltip/overview)
* [API Reference of the Tooltip Widget](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/tooltip)