# How to Add element to msg.payload
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361
**Category:** FAQs
**Created:** [22 September 2018 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361 "2018-09-22T17:53:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@onire77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/onire77)
#### Post date: [22 September 2018 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/1 "2018-09-22T17:53:30Z")
If I have
```
msg.payload = {
Element1 :"One",
Element2 : "Two",
Element3 : "Three"
}
return msg;
```
The output is: `{"Element1":"One","Element2":"Two","Element3":"Three"}`
But now, If I want to add a new element, how do I do it?
For the output like this: `{"Element1":"One","Element2":"Two","Element3":"Three","Element4":"Four"}`
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [22 September 2018 17:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/2 "2018-09-22T17:57:01Z")
try a google search 'json opject adding element to' and see what you find.
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [22 September 2018 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/3 "2018-09-22T18:07:33Z")
Understanding javascript objects is very important for using Node-RED.
I found the following tutorial very helpful
[https://www.w3schools.com/Js/js\_objects.asp](https://www.w3schools.com/Js/js_objects.asp)
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### Author:  [@onire77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/onire77)
#### Post date: [22 September 2018 20:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/4 "2018-09-22T20:38:21Z")
```
msg.payload = {
Element1 :"One",
Element2 : "Two",
Element3 : "Three"
}
msg.payload["Element4"]="Four"
return msg;
```
Thanks to all
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### Author:  [@krk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krk)
#### Post date: [10 February 2020 01:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/5 "2020-02-10T01:18:57Z")
way to contribute
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### Author:  [@biishop](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/biishop)
#### Post date: [16 August 2021 12:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/6 "2021-08-16T12:06:46Z")
Plz, this is not usefull so ...
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [16 August 2021 12:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/7 "2021-08-16T12:30:53Z")
@biishop if you have a question, please open your own thread. Add detail related to your problem.
This post is over 2 years old.
Closing this thread as the answer by @onire77 is correct.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [16 August 2021 12:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-add-element-to-msg-payload/3361/8 "2021-08-16T12:31:09Z")