diff --git a/.changeset/happy-students-wink.md b/.changeset/happy-students-wink.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06ecf274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-students-wink.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@reactflow/core': patch
+'@reactflow/minimap': patch
+'@reactflow/node-toolbar': patch
+---
+
+use getNodes function
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge.tsx
index f7a42270..05d893ca 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FC, MouseEvent } from 'react';
-import { EdgeProps, getBezierPath, EdgeLabelRenderer, useStore, ReactFlowStore } from 'reactflow';
+import { EdgeProps, getBezierPath, EdgeLabelRenderer, useStore } from 'reactflow';
 
 const CustomEdge: FC<EdgeProps> = ({
   id,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const CustomEdge: FC<EdgeProps> = ({
   data,
 }) => {
   const isConnectedNodeDragging = useStore((s) =>
-    Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()).find((n) => n.dragging && (target === n.id || source === n.id))
+    s.getNodes().find((n) => n.dragging && (target === n.id || source === n.id))
   );
 
   const [edgePath, labelX, labelY] = getBezierPath({
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge2.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge2.tsx
index e0e8e794..ebdb1641 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge2.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/EdgeRenderer/CustomEdge2.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const CustomEdge: FC<EdgeProps> = ({
   data,
 }) => {
   const isConnectedNodeDragging = useStore((s) =>
-    Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()).find((n) => n.dragging && (target === n.id || source === n.id))
+    s.getNodes().find((n) => n.dragging && (target === n.id || source === n.id))
   );
 
   const [edgePath, labelX, labelY] = getBezierPath({
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/NodeToolbar/SelectedNodesToolbar.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/NodeToolbar/SelectedNodesToolbar.tsx
index 349db385..fa1697ae 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/NodeToolbar/SelectedNodesToolbar.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/NodeToolbar/SelectedNodesToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { NodeToolbar, ReactFlowState, useStore } from 'reactflow';
 
 const selectedNodesSelector = (state: ReactFlowState) =>
-  Array.from(state.nodeInternals.values())
+  state
+    .getNodes()
     .filter((node) => node.selected)
     .map((node) => node.id);
 
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Provider/Sidebar.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Provider/Sidebar.tsx
index 145ac718..a5205642 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Provider/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Provider/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import { useStore, useStoreApi } from 'reactflow';
+import { useReactFlow, useStore } from 'reactflow';
 
 import styles from './provider.module.css';
 
 const Sidebar = () => {
-  const store = useStoreApi();
-  const nodeInternals = useStore((store) => store.nodeInternals);
+  const { setNodes } = useReactFlow();
+  const nodeInfos = useStore((store) =>
+    store.getNodes().map((n) => `Node ${n.id} - x: ${n.position.x.toFixed(2)}, y: ${n.position.y.toFixed(2)}`)
+  );
   const transform = useStore((store) => store.transform);
 
   const selectAll = () => {
-    nodeInternals.forEach((node) => (node.selected = true));
-    store.setState({ nodeInternals: new Map(nodeInternals) });
+    setNodes((nodes) => nodes.map((n) => ({ ...n, selected: true })));
   };
 
   return (
@@ -22,10 +23,8 @@ const Sidebar = () => {
         [{transform[0].toFixed(2)}, {transform[1].toFixed(2)}, {transform[2].toFixed(2)}]
       </div>
       <div className={styles.title}>Nodes</div>
-      {Array.from(nodeInternals).map(([, node]) => (
-        <div key={node.id}>
-          Node {node.id} - x: {node.position.x.toFixed(2)}, y: {node.position.y.toFixed(2)}
-        </div>
+      {nodeInfos.map((info, index) => (
+        <div key={index}>{info}</div>
       ))}
 
       <div className={styles.selectall}>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
index ed841db6..cff39b5d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => ({
 });
 
 const bboxSelector = (s: ReactFlowState) => {
-  const selectedNodes = Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()).filter((n) => n.selected);
+  const selectedNodes = s.getNodes().filter((n) => n.selected);
   return getRectOfNodes(selectedNodes, s.nodeOrigin);
 };
 
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ function NodesSelection({ onSelectionContextMenu, noPanClassName, disableKeyboar
 
   const onContextMenu = onSelectionContextMenu
     ? (event: MouseEvent) => {
-        const selectedNodes = Array.from(store.getState().nodeInternals.values()).filter((n) => n.selected);
+        const selectedNodes = store
+          .getState()
+          .getNodes()
+          .filter((n) => n.selected);
         onSelectionContextMenu(event, selectedNodes);
       }
     : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/SelectionListener/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/SelectionListener/index.tsx
index 6177f53d..14c104fb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/SelectionListener/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/SelectionListener/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type SelectionListenerProps = {
 };
 
 const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => ({
-  selectedNodes: Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()).filter((n) => n.selected),
+  selectedNodes: s.getNodes().filter((n) => n.selected),
   selectedEdges: s.edges.filter((e) => e.selected),
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
index cbf1e830..ddf8bd5f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ const UserSelection = memo(({ selectionKeyPressed }: UserSelectionProps) => {
       height: Math.abs(mousePos.y - startY),
     };
 
-    const { nodeInternals, edges, transform, onNodesChange, onEdgesChange, nodeOrigin } = store.getState();
-    const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
+    const { nodeInternals, edges, transform, onNodesChange, onEdgesChange, nodeOrigin, getNodes } = store.getState();
     const selectedNodes = getNodesInside(nodeInternals, nextUserSelectRect, transform, false, true, nodeOrigin);
     const selectedEdgeIds = getConnectedEdges(selectedNodes, edges).map((e) => e.id);
     const selectedNodeIds = selectedNodes.map((n) => n.id);
 
     if (prevSelectedNodesCount.current !== selectedNodeIds.length) {
+      const nodes = getNodes();
       prevSelectedNodesCount.current = selectedNodeIds.length;
       const changes = getSelectionChanges(nodes, selectedNodeIds) as NodeChange[];
       if (changes.length) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyHandler.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyHandler.ts
index f2b206e7..8665f6d0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useGlobalKeyHandler.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ export default ({ deleteKeyCode, multiSelectionKeyCode }: HookParams): void => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (deleteKeyPressed) {
-      const { nodeInternals, edges } = store.getState();
-      const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
-      const selectedNodes = nodes.filter((node) => node.selected);
+      const { edges, getNodes } = store.getState();
+      const selectedNodes = getNodes().filter((node) => node.selected);
       const selectedEdges = edges.filter((edge) => edge.selected);
-      deleteElements({nodes: selectedNodes, edges: selectedEdges});
+      deleteElements({ nodes: selectedNodes, edges: selectedEdges });
       store.setState({ nodesSelectionActive: false });
     }
   }, [deleteKeyPressed]);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodes.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodes.ts
index 6a04942e..8681b4fd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useStore } from '../hooks/useStore';
 import type { Node, ReactFlowState } from '../types';
 
-const nodesSelector = (state: ReactFlowState) => Array.from(state.nodeInternals.values());
+const nodesSelector = (state: ReactFlowState) => state.getNodes();
 
 function useNodes<NodeData>(): Node<NodeData>[] {
   const nodes = useStore(nodesSelector);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodesInitialized.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodesInitialized.ts
index f0ac25d2..45b14a33 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodesInitialized.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useNodesInitialized.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => {
     return false;
   }
 
-  return Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()).every((n) => n[internalsSymbol]?.handleBounds !== undefined);
+  return s.getNodes().every((n) => n[internalsSymbol]?.handleBounds !== undefined);
 };
 
 function useNodesInitialized(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
index 0801a772..32666212 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
   const store = useStoreApi();
 
   const getNodes = useCallback<Instance.GetNodes<NodeData>>(() => {
-    const { nodeInternals } = store.getState();
-    const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
-    return nodes.map((n) => ({ ...n }));
+    return store
+      .getState()
+      .getNodes()
+      .map((n) => ({ ...n }));
   }, []);
 
   const getNode = useCallback<Instance.GetNode<NodeData>>((id) => {
-    const { nodeInternals } = store.getState();
-    return nodeInternals.get(id);
+    return store.getState().nodeInternals.get(id);
   }, []);
 
   const getEdges = useCallback<Instance.GetEdges<EdgeData>>(() => {
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
   }, []);
 
   const setNodes = useCallback<Instance.SetNodes<NodeData>>((payload) => {
-    const { nodeInternals, setNodes, hasDefaultNodes, onNodesChange } = store.getState();
-    const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
+    const { getNodes, setNodes, hasDefaultNodes, onNodesChange } = store.getState();
+    const nodes = getNodes();
     const nextNodes = typeof payload === 'function' ? payload(nodes) : payload;
 
     if (hasDefaultNodes) {
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
 
   const addNodes = useCallback<Instance.AddNodes<NodeData>>((payload) => {
     const nodes = Array.isArray(payload) ? payload : [payload];
-    const { nodeInternals, setNodes, hasDefaultNodes, onNodesChange } = store.getState();
+    const { getNodes, setNodes, hasDefaultNodes, onNodesChange } = store.getState();
 
     if (hasDefaultNodes) {
-      const currentNodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
+      const currentNodes = getNodes();
       const nextNodes = [...currentNodes, ...nodes];
       setNodes(nextNodes);
     } else if (onNodesChange) {
@@ -102,11 +102,10 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
   }, []);
 
   const toObject = useCallback<Instance.ToObject<NodeData, EdgeData>>(() => {
-    const { nodeInternals, edges = [], transform } = store.getState();
-    const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
+    const { getNodes, edges = [], transform } = store.getState();
     const [x, y, zoom] = transform;
     return {
-      nodes: nodes.map((n) => ({ ...n })),
+      nodes: getNodes().map((n) => ({ ...n })),
       edges: edges.map((e) => ({ ...e })),
       viewport: {
         x,
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
   const deleteElements = useCallback<Instance.DeleteElements>(({ nodes: nodesDeleted, edges: edgesDeleted }) => {
     const {
       nodeInternals,
+      getNodes,
       edges,
       hasDefaultNodes,
       hasDefaultEdges,
@@ -127,10 +127,9 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
       onNodesChange,
       onEdgesChange,
     } = store.getState();
-    const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
     const nodeIds = (nodesDeleted || []).map((node) => node.id);
     const edgeIds = (edgesDeleted || []).map((edge) => edge.id);
-    const nodesToRemove = nodes.reduce<Node[]>((res, node) => {
+    const nodesToRemove = getNodes().reduce<Node[]>((res, node) => {
       const parentHit = !nodeIds.includes(node.id) && node.parentNode && res.find((n) => n.id === node.parentNode);
       const deletable = typeof node.deletable === 'boolean' ? node.deletable : true;
       if (deletable && (nodeIds.includes(node.id) || parentHit)) {
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ export default function useReactFlow<NodeData = any, EdgeData = any>(): ReactFlo
         return [];
       }
 
-      return (nodes || Array.from(store.getState().nodeInternals.values())).filter((n) => {
+      return (nodes || store.getState().getNodes()).filter((n) => {
         if (!isRect && (n.id === node!.id || !n.positionAbsolute)) {
           return false;
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useUpdateNodePositions.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useUpdateNodePositions.ts
index eb5880e3..56e55925 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useUpdateNodePositions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useUpdateNodePositions.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ function useUpdateNodePositions() {
   const store = useStoreApi();
 
   const updatePositions = useCallback((positionDiff: XYPosition) => {
-    const { nodeInternals, nodeExtent, updateNodePositions, snapToGrid, snapGrid } = store.getState();
-    const selectedNodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values()).filter((n) => n.selected);
+    const { nodeInternals, nodeExtent, updateNodePositions, getNodes, snapToGrid, snapGrid } = store.getState();
+    const selectedNodes = getNodes().filter((n) => n.selected);
 
     const nodeUpdates = selectedNodes.map((n) => {
       if (n.positionAbsolute) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useVisibleNodes.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useVisibleNodes.ts
index f74be159..b076b126 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useVisibleNodes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useVisibleNodes.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function useVisibleNodes(onlyRenderVisible: boolean) {
       (s: ReactFlowState) =>
         onlyRenderVisible
           ? getNodesInside(s.nodeInternals, { x: 0, y: 0, width: s.width, height: s.height }, s.transform, true)
-          : Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()),
+          : s.getNodes(),
       [onlyRenderVisible]
     )
   );
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/index.ts b/packages/core/src/store/index.ts
index bdb02137..b593faff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
       const { nodeInternals, nodeOrigin } = get();
       set({ nodeInternals: createNodeInternals(nodes, nodeInternals, nodeOrigin) });
     },
+    getNodes: () => {
+      return Array.from(get().nodeInternals.values());
+    },
     setEdges: (edges: Edge[]) => {
       const { defaultEdgeOptions = {} } = get();
       set({ edges: edges.map((e) => ({ ...defaultEdgeOptions, ...e })) });
@@ -125,11 +128,11 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
     },
 
     triggerNodeChanges: (changes: NodeChange[]) => {
-      const { onNodesChange, nodeInternals, hasDefaultNodes, nodeOrigin } = get();
+      const { onNodesChange, nodeInternals, hasDefaultNodes, nodeOrigin, getNodes } = get();
 
       if (changes?.length) {
         if (hasDefaultNodes) {
-          const nodes = applyNodeChanges(changes, Array.from(nodeInternals.values()));
+          const nodes = applyNodeChanges(changes, getNodes());
           const nextNodeInternals = createNodeInternals(nodes, nodeInternals, nodeOrigin);
           set({ nodeInternals: nextNodeInternals });
         }
@@ -139,14 +142,14 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
     },
 
     addSelectedNodes: (selectedNodeIds: string[]) => {
-      const { multiSelectionActive, nodeInternals, edges } = get();
+      const { multiSelectionActive, edges, getNodes } = get();
       let changedNodes: NodeSelectionChange[];
       let changedEdges: EdgeSelectionChange[] | null = null;
 
       if (multiSelectionActive) {
         changedNodes = selectedNodeIds.map((nodeId) => createSelectionChange(nodeId, true)) as NodeSelectionChange[];
       } else {
-        changedNodes = getSelectionChanges(Array.from(nodeInternals.values()), selectedNodeIds);
+        changedNodes = getSelectionChanges(getNodes(), selectedNodeIds);
         changedEdges = getSelectionChanges(edges, []);
       }
 
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
       });
     },
     addSelectedEdges: (selectedEdgeIds: string[]) => {
-      const { multiSelectionActive, edges, nodeInternals } = get();
+      const { multiSelectionActive, edges, getNodes } = get();
       let changedEdges: EdgeSelectionChange[];
       let changedNodes: NodeSelectionChange[] | null = null;
 
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
         changedEdges = selectedEdgeIds.map((edgeId) => createSelectionChange(edgeId, true)) as EdgeSelectionChange[];
       } else {
         changedEdges = getSelectionChanges(edges, selectedEdgeIds);
-        changedNodes = getSelectionChanges(Array.from(nodeInternals.values()), []);
+        changedNodes = getSelectionChanges(getNodes(), []);
       }
 
       updateNodesAndEdgesSelections({
@@ -177,8 +180,8 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
       });
     },
     unselectNodesAndEdges: ({ nodes, edges }: UnselectNodesAndEdgesParams = {}) => {
-      const { nodeInternals, edges: storeEdges } = get();
-      const nodesToUnselect = nodes ? nodes : Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
+      const { edges: storeEdges, getNodes } = get();
+      const nodesToUnselect = nodes ? nodes : getNodes();
       const edgesToUnselect = edges ? edges : storeEdges;
 
       const changedNodes = nodesToUnselect.map((n) => {
@@ -215,8 +218,8 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
       set({ translateExtent });
     },
     resetSelectedElements: () => {
-      const { nodeInternals, edges } = get();
-      const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
+      const { edges, getNodes } = get();
+      const nodes = getNodes();
 
       const nodesToUnselect = nodes
         .filter((e) => e.selected)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts
index 02a4516b..d0d976fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ type InternalFitViewOptions = {
 
 export function fitView(get: StoreApi<ReactFlowState>['getState'], options: InternalFitViewOptions = {}) {
   const {
-    nodeInternals,
+    getNodes,
     width,
     height,
     minZoom,
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ export function fitView(get: StoreApi<ReactFlowState>['getState'], options: Inte
 
   if ((options.initial && !fitViewOnInitDone && fitViewOnInit) || !options.initial) {
     if (d3Zoom && d3Selection) {
-      const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values()).filter((n) =>
-        options.includeHiddenNodes ? n.width && n.height : !n.hidden
-      );
+      const nodes = getNodes().filter((n) => (options.includeHiddenNodes ? n.width && n.height : !n.hidden));
 
       const nodesInitialized = nodes.every((n) => n.width && n.height);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/general.ts b/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
index 472df101..0d40c38c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export type ReactFlowStore = {
 
 export type ReactFlowActions = {
   setNodes: (nodes: Node[]) => void;
+  getNodes: () => Node[];
   setEdges: (edges: Edge[]) => void;
   setDefaultNodesAndEdges: (nodes?: Node[], edges?: Edge[]) => void;
   updateNodeDimensions: (updates: NodeDimensionUpdate[]) => void;
diff --git a/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx b/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
index b1d4c555..ecce55aa 100644
--- a/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
+++ b/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const defaultWidth = 200;
 const defaultHeight = 150;
 
 const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => {
-  const nodes = Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values());
+  const nodes = s.getNodes();
   const viewBB: Rect = {
     x: -s.transform[0] / s.transform[2],
     y: -s.transform[1] / s.transform[2],
diff --git a/packages/node-toolbar/src/NodeToolbar.tsx b/packages/node-toolbar/src/NodeToolbar.tsx
index 5c6cbc86..aed9d860 100644
--- a/packages/node-toolbar/src/NodeToolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/node-toolbar/src/NodeToolbar.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const nodesEqualityFn = (a: Node[], b: Node[]) => {
 const storeSelector = (state: ReactFlowState) => ({
   transform: state.transform,
   nodeOrigin: state.nodeOrigin,
-  selectedNodesCount: Array.from(state.nodeInternals.values()).filter((node) => node.selected).length,
+  selectedNodesCount: state.getNodes().filter((node) => node.selected).length,
 });
 
 function getTransform(nodeRect: Rect, transform: Transform, position: Position, offset: number): string {