# Need help on msgpayload

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-msgpayload/29698>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 July 2020 06:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-msgpayload/29698 "2020-07-08T06:37:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mshaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mshaz/32/2294_2.png) [@mshaz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mshaz)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2020 06:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-msgpayload/29698/1 "2020-07-08T06:37:45Z")

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Hi,

I am a newbie.

My data not showing in dashboard gauge as I think the payload is in this format  
batt\_val: 3.54

How do i change it to send value only?

Thank you

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/d/6de67d9088239c24fd68069b0aa98c0758b11a5e.png)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2020 06:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-msgpayload/29698/2 "2020-07-08T06:52:36Z")

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Change the last line to:

```auto
msg.payload = batt_val;
return msg;

```

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**Author:** ![mshaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mshaz/32/2294_2.png) [@mshaz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mshaz)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2020 07:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-msgpayload/29698/3 "2020-07-08T07:10:46Z")

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Thank you Nick it works now. 🙂

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/2/f215c97ac4d43234a5054c697709c85b0a0fcf71.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2020 07:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-help-on-msgpayload/29698/4 "2020-09-06T07:22:09Z")

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