# Change an object to an array

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-an-object-to-an-array/68715>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 October 2022 11:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-an-object-to-an-array/68715 "2022-10-08T11:29:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![kiaa931](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@kiaa931](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kiaa931)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2022 11:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-an-object-to-an-array/68715/1 "2022-10-08T11:29:47Z")

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Hey I am pretty new here. Can someone help me to change this object to an array as shown in the second pic. I am importing from csv file and it comes in an object, but i need it in an array Thank you!

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/f/6f6a7a2889cf46d184e9d6a3317d49be43da8b88.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/3/738c5ea203530a4ac0f53d8e8802e8c22d6e43db.png)

Thank you!1

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2022 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-an-object-to-an-array/68715/2 "2022-10-08T11:31:28Z")

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Answered similar question not more than 2 hours ago

> [@Remove header from gps object data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remove-header-from-gps-object-data/68688/4):
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> In a chnage node set msg.payload to JSONata J: $$.payload.\* This will return an array of values e.g [-34.130000, 22.09785, -32.4, etc....]

Looking at your image  
`$split($$.payload.col1, ",")`

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2022 11:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-an-object-to-an-array/68715/3 "2022-12-07T11:32:06Z")

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