# Mustache template with node-red-contrib-graphql
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-template-with-node-red-contrib-graphql/82726
**Category:** General
**Created:** [9 November 2023 03:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-template-with-node-red-contrib-graphql/82726 "2023-11-09T03:13:44Z")
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### Author:  [@quarfie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/quarfie)
#### Post date: [9 November 2023 03:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-template-with-node-red-contrib-graphql/82726/1 "2023-11-09T03:13:44Z")
I used a change node to set msg.payload.inventory\_item\_id to 42112828440781
Next I use the graphql node (from node-red-contrib-graphql) to run the following GraphQL query:
```auto
{
inventoryItem(id: "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/{{inventory_item_id}}") {
variant {
sku
title
product {
id
title
}
}
}
}
```
I set the node to use moustache templating. However, the {{inventory\_item\_id}} is being replaced with nothing. This results in the following error: "Invalid global id 'gid://shopify/InventoryItem/'"
The docs for node-red-contrib-graphql state:
> If you select mustache, your template will be processed by Mustache with the message's payload as an argument. I.e.
> `submitted_template = mustache("template in text area", msg.payload)`
Am I missing something?
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### Author:  [@quarfie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/quarfie)
#### Post date: [9 November 2023 03:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-template-with-node-red-contrib-graphql/82726/2 "2023-11-09T03:26:07Z")
Aha! I had to reference it as `{{payload.inventory_item_id}}`
Did I misunderstand the docs or are they wrong?
> [@](#):
>
> If you select mustache, your template will be processed by Mustache with the message's payload as an argument. I.e.
> `submitted_template = mustache("template in text area", msg.payload)`
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### Author:  [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)
#### Post date: [9 November 2023 03:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-template-with-node-red-contrib-graphql/82726/3 "2023-11-09T03:27:23Z")
I have not used that particular contrib node, but if I recall correctly, the context of the core `template` node is the full `msg` object, not just the playload...
Have you tried this?
```
"gid://shopify/InventoryItem/{{payload.inventory_item_id}}"
```
If that does work, then I guess the documentation just needs to be updated.
If not, then I have no idea ;\*)
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### Author:  [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)
#### Post date: [9 November 2023 03:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-template-with-node-red-contrib-graphql/82726/4 "2023-11-09T03:28:29Z")
> [@quarfie](#):
>
> Aha! I had to reference it as `{{payload.inventory_item_id}}`
Jinx! nice catch
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8 January 2024 03:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mustache-template-with-node-red-contrib-graphql/82726/5 "2024-01-08T03:29:13Z")
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