# Get msg.payload from Template's script tag **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [3 November 2022 00:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-payload-from-templates-script-tag/69990 "2022-11-03T00:48:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![BurlRavenscroft](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/burlravenscroft/32/70125_2.png) [@BurlRavenscroft](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BurlRavenscroft)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2022 00:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-payload-from-templates-script-tag/69990/1 "2022-11-03T00:48:30Z")

My template needs to make an AJAX call to an endpoint, and depending on the data that is received, pull different values out of the JSON defined in a Function node. This data is then fed into `Formio` and so, based on the results of the endpoint, the Form is built with different data. But I can't seem to get access to `msg.payload` - whenever I console log out `console.log("{{{payload}}}")` I get `[object Object]` as a string, but I just need it as an object. My `Function` node which defines payload: ```auto msg.payload = { components: [ { label: "label one", }, { label: "label two", }, ], } return msg ``` my `Template` node: ```auto

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``` Thank you for your time and help! ---

**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2022 06:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-payload-from-templates-script-tag/69990/2 "2022-11-03T06:18:26Z")

> var component = msg.payload.components[0] Did you try ```auto var component = {{{payload.components[0]}}} ``` instead ? wait....i am confused. ```auto \n\n

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\n \n \n","output":"str","x":440,"y":1820,"wires":[["cf8f27d44c4b0598"]]},{"id":"cf8f27d44c4b0598","type":"debug","z":"452103ea51141731","name":"debug 102","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":590,"y":1740,"wires":[]}] ``` p.s. template node does not use [] notation, to address an array you would {{{payload.component.0}}}. ---

**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2022 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-payload-from-templates-script-tag/69990/4 "2022-11-03T16:24:02Z")

> p.s. template node does not use notation, to address an array you would {{{payload.component.0}}}. true, indeed some weird expansion going on there. ---

**Author:** ![BurlRavenscroft](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/burlravenscroft/32/70125_2.png) [@BurlRavenscroft](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BurlRavenscroft)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2022 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-payload-from-templates-script-tag/69990/5 "2022-11-03T16:38:32Z")

Thank you all! Between assigning the {{{payload}}} to a var first and adding a `JSON` node to convert it to a string, that worked. I swear I tried some combination of this stuff but ... well, you did it! Lifesavers! Thank you. ---

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [17 November 2022 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-msg-payload-from-templates-script-tag/69990/6 "2022-11-17T16:38:56Z")

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