# Converting \*entire\* msg object to JSON

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-entire-msg-object-to-json/5967
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**Created:** [19 December 2018 15:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-entire-msg-object-to-json/5967 "2018-12-19T15:39:35Z")
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You will need to be aware of what is in the content of the msg object. Some things cannot be serialised (e.g. functions).

Then you can use a function node with JavaScript standard JSON object which has a serialise capability. This turns a JavaScript object into a string which you can pass and then parse at the other end.

`JSON.parse()` reverses the serialise.

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