# Extracting data from msg.payload

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**Created:** [9 May 2019 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extracting-data-from-msg-payload/10945 "2019-05-09T11:26:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [9 May 2019 12:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extracting-data-from-msg-payload/10945/2 "2019-05-09T12:57:35Z")

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With the information you have given it is impossible to say, it is not even clear which debug node on the flow is showing that data. If you can select just the nodes needed to show the problem and Export those and paste them here, and explain in more detail what you are seeing, that may help. Read this for help with how to paste a flow here

> [@How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506):
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> To share code samples or flow json in this forum, you need to take care to format it properly so that it is displayed correctly. The easiest way to do that is to click the 'Preformatted Text' button in the toolbar: [image] Then paste in your code or flow json. You should end up with three back-tick characters - ``` - on their own line before and after the code. On standard US English keyboards, this is on the same key as the ~ character. Using the backticks will ens…

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