\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [20 January 2022 13:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-output-to-html-not-right-formatted-but-showing-quot/56970 "2022-01-20T13:45:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1
**Author:**  [@rednas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rednas)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 13:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-output-to-html-not-right-formatted-but-showing-quot/56970/1 "2022-01-20T13:45:14Z")
I am trying to read sensor data from Home Assistant with GET requests. I want to return the data using JSON.
I can get it to return:
`{"result":"off"}`
However, when I set the header content-type to application/json it shows:
`{"result":"off"}`
What am I doing wrong and how can I fix this?
---
**Author:**  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 14:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-output-to-html-not-right-formatted-but-showing-quot/56970/2 "2022-01-20T14:43:53Z")
> [@rednas](#):
>
> What am I doing wrong and how can I fix this?
Unfortunately, I dont know about Home Assistant but you could try escaping the quotes
e.g...
```auto
{\"result\":\"off\"}
```
Though i am certain there is a better way. Perhaps ask on the HA forum?
---
**Author:**  [@rednas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rednas)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 14:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-output-to-html-not-right-formatted-but-showing-quot/56970/3 "2022-01-20T14:47:41Z")
Yes, I also did. But it is occurring inside Node-RED.
This is what I do inside a function node:
```auto
var data={"result":msg.payload};
node.log(typeof data);
msg.payload=JSON.stringify(data);
//msg.payload=data;
return msg;
```
And subsequently I use a template node with:
```auto
{{payload}}
```
Formatted with "Mustache template" and Output As "Plain text".
This is equal for both with and without the json header specified.
So, I don't know why the difference is occurring...
---
**Author:**  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 14:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-output-to-html-not-right-formatted-but-showing-quot/56970/4 "2022-01-20T14:57:25Z")
> [@rednas](#):
>
> And subsequently I use a template node with:
Ahh - thats the missing piece of the puzzle
Try `{{{payload}}}` in template instead of `{{payload}}`
---
**Author:**  [@rednas](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rednas)\
**Post date:** [20 January 2022 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-output-to-html-not-right-formatted-but-showing-quot/56970/5 "2022-01-20T15:04:56Z")
You are a genius 😍
I still need to learn a lot!
---
**Author:**  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [3 February 2022 15:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/json-output-to-html-not-right-formatted-but-showing-quot/56970/6 "2022-02-03T15:05:08Z")
This topic was automatically closed 14 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.