# Convert data string to payload value

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-data-string-to-payload-value/73861>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [18 January 2023 13:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-data-string-to-payload-value/73861 "2023-01-18T13:14:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomasoggier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/thomasoggier/32/74571_2.png) [@thomasoggier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thomasoggier)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2023 13:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-data-string-to-payload-value/73861/1 "2023-01-18T13:14:53Z")

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Hello,  
Using websockets request, I get some data from the node in a long string and I need to convert it into readable data.  
The data I get looks:  
`msg.payload= <Navigation id='0x4f7248'><item id='0x513f30'><name>Temperatures</name></item>`

And I would like to convert it into:

```auto
...
msg.payload.item_id='0x514880'
msg.payload.name = "Temperatures"
...

```

Or someting like that.  
Someone could help me?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2023 13:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-data-string-to-payload-value/73861/2 "2023-01-18T13:43:00Z")

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Try first passing it through the XML node. It looks like an xml snippet. I'm not sure how fussy that node is for "correct" xml though. Otherwise, we need to get into some serious string find and replace.

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**Author:** ![thomasoggier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/thomasoggier/32/74571_2.png) [@thomasoggier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thomasoggier)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2023 14:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-data-string-to-payload-value/73861/3 "2023-01-18T14:36:49Z")

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Thanks, exacly what I was looking for.  
Works perfecty thanks

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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:** [1 February 2023 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-data-string-to-payload-value/73861/4 "2023-02-01T14:37:04Z")

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