# Is there any way to check msg.payload is a file or folder?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-msg-payload-is-a-file-or-folder/33329
**Category:** General
**Created:** [25 September 2020 07:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-msg-payload-is-a-file-or-folder/33329 "2020-09-25T07:27:40Z")
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### Author:  [@minhhn0205](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/minhhn0205)
#### Post date: [25 September 2020 07:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-msg-payload-is-a-file-or-folder/33329/1 "2020-09-25T07:27:41Z")
I would like to check if `msg.payload` is **a file** or **a directory** without using the `function` node,
is there a node that can check this?
Please tell me!
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [25 September 2020 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-msg-payload-is-a-file-or-folder/33329/2 "2020-09-25T09:22:09Z")
You really haven’t given enough information for anyone to help you.
Where is msg.payload coming from?
What else is in the msg object?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [25 September 2020 10:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-msg-payload-is-a-file-or-folder/33329/3 "2020-09-25T10:03:28Z")
> [@minhhn0205](#):
>
> I would like to check if `msg.payload` is **a file** or **a directory**
I can only assume (due to lack of information / screen shots) that you mean "I would like to check if the string value contained in `msg.payload` is **a file** or **a directory**" - is that what you mean?
If so, you can use fs-ops
```auto
[{"id":"2d2407c0.e47ad8","type":"inject","z":"d1c281e9.1a622","name":"myfolder","topic":"myfolder","payload":"myfolder","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":1520,"y":80,"wires":[["7a0a4cf0.988b14"]]},{"id":"3e55bccd.fbf104","type":"inject","z":"d1c281e9.1a622","name":"img.png","topic":"img.png","payload":"img.png","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":1510,"y":120,"wires":[["7a0a4cf0.988b14"]]},{"id":"7a7799a0.09e508","type":"debug","z":"d1c281e9.1a622","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","x":1690,"y":120,"wires":[]},{"id":"7a0a4cf0.988b14","type":"fs-ops-type","z":"d1c281e9.1a622","name":"","path":"c:\\temp","pathType":"str","filename":"payload","filenameType":"msg","filetype":"type","filetypeType":"msg","x":1680,"y":80,"wires":[["7a7799a0.09e508"]]}]
```
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### Author:  [@minhhn0205](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/minhhn0205)
#### Post date: [25 September 2020 12:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-msg-payload-is-a-file-or-folder/33329/4 "2020-09-25T12:05:10Z")
@Steve-Mcl Amazing, exactly what I wanted to do, 1000 likes 😊
Thank everyone for the support!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [9 October 2020 12:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-check-msg-payload-is-a-file-or-folder/33329/5 "2020-10-09T12:05:16Z")
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