# JSONata retrieve child objects
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-retrieve-child-objects/58867
**Category:** General
**Created:** [23 February 2022 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-retrieve-child-objects/58867 "2022-02-23T10:06:24Z")
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### Author:  [@Imo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Imo)
#### Post date: [23 February 2022 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-retrieve-child-objects/58867/1 "2022-02-23T10:06:24Z")
Hi all, please help. I am new in jsonata. How can I modify this:
```auto
{
"store": {
"abc1": {
"category": "reference",
"author": "Nigel Rees",
"title": "Sayings of the Century",
"price": 8.95
},
"dfc2" : {
"category": "fiction",
"author": "Evelyn Waugh",
"title": "Sword of Honour",
"price": 12.99
}
},
"store3": {
"abc3": {
"category": "reference",
"author": "Nigel Rees",
"title": "Sayings of the Century",
"price": 8.95
},
"dfc4" : {
"category": "fiction",
"author": "Evelyn Waugh",
"title": "Sword of Honour",
"price": 12.99
}
}
}
```
to have something like that
```auto
"abc1": {
"category": "reference",
"author": "Nigel Rees",
"title": "Sayings of the Century",
"price": 8.95
},
"dfc2" : {
"category": "fiction",
"author": "Evelyn Waugh",
"title": "Sword of Honour",
"price": 12.99
},
"abc3": {
"category": "reference",
"author": "Nigel Rees",
"title": "Sayings of the Century",
"price": 8.95
},
"dfc4" : {
"category": "fiction",
"author": "Evelyn Waugh",
"title": "Sword of Honour",
"price": 12.99
}
```
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [23 February 2022 10:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-retrieve-child-objects/58867/2 "2022-02-23T10:46:43Z")
try
```auto
$merge($$.payload.*)
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [24 April 2022 10:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/jsonata-retrieve-child-objects/58867/3 "2022-04-24T10:47:40Z")
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