# Filter Payload Data for Dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-payload-data-for-dashboard/887>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [18 June 2018 13:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-payload-data-for-dashboard/887 "2018-06-18T13:42:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![pedrofu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@pedrofu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pedrofu)\
**Post date:** [18 June 2018 13:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-payload-data-for-dashboard/887/1 "2018-06-18T13:42:56Z")

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Hello,

Noob question.

I have a node extracting data from a BME 280 sensor. The payload comes out as follow

{“temperature\_C”:21.77,“humidity”:52.70266127999612,“pressure\_hPa”:1005.302539660442,“model”:“BME280”,“heatIndex”:24.842263805971022,“dewPoint\_C”:11.683990939913583,“altitude\_M”:66.34021220673784,“temperature\_F”:71.186,“pressure\_Hg”:29.68657143994413}

What is the best way to filter out just the “temperature\_F” data so I can put it in a gauge in a dashboard?

Thanks.

Pedro

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**Author:** ![davidcgu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@davidcgu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidcgu)\
**Post date:** [18 June 2018 13:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-payload-data-for-dashboard/887/2 "2018-06-18T13:46:44Z")

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Try to put on the gauge {{msg.payload.temperature\_Fº}} or {{msg.temperature\_Fº}} I’m not sure

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [18 June 2018 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-payload-data-for-dashboard/887/3 "2018-06-18T14:38:03Z")

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If the payload is a string rather than a javascript object then first feed it through a JSON node, then it will be an object and you can access the value by msg.payload.temperature\_F.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [18 June 2018 15:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-payload-data-for-dashboard/887/4 "2018-06-18T15:37:15Z")

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@davidcgu Either {{msg.payload.temperature\_F}} or {{payload.temperature\_F}} should work. - You can drop the msg.

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**Author:** ![pedrofu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/35a633/32.png) [@pedrofu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pedrofu)\
**Post date:** [20 June 2018 18:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-payload-data-for-dashboard/887/5 "2018-06-20T18:01:56Z")

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That worked. Thanks Guys!