# Pass several objects in one step to "Advanced Ping"
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-several-objects-in-one-step-to-advanced-ping/49161
**Category:** General
**Created:** [1 August 2021 11:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-several-objects-in-one-step-to-advanced-ping/49161 "2021-08-01T11:54:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Golonder](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Golonder)
#### Post date: [1 August 2021 11:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-several-objects-in-one-step-to-advanced-ping/49161/1 "2021-08-01T11:54:53Z")
Hi,
I am using the "advanced ping" node to check if my network hardware is still up and running.
this node requires a msg.host value to ping to.
I would like to send him a list of msg.host value so that I do not have to handle them one by one.
Is there a possibility to return more than one object in a single step ?
Thats what I tried, but it does not work:
```auto
var x = {};
var y = [];
x.host = '10.0.0.21';
y[0] = x;
x.host = '10.0.0.40';
y[1] = x;
x.host = '10.0.0.160';
y[2] = x;
y.forEach(i,x)
{
i++;
return x;
}
```
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [1 August 2021 12:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-several-objects-in-one-step-to-advanced-ping/49161/2 "2021-08-01T12:33:40Z")
Using the core `node-red-node-ping` you can ping 1 or multiple nodes...
from the built in help...
> **Triggered**
>
> In Triggered mode, you must connect an input wire and pass a `msg` in to trigger the ping operation.
>
> If `Target` is populated, this will be used as the host/ip. The Target must be is a CSV list of hosts / IPs e.g. `"192.168.0.1"` or `"192.168.0.1, www.google.com"`
>
> If Target is left empty, you can pass a CSV string or an array of hosts in `msg.payload` .
>
> - **string** - a CSV list of hosts / IPs e.g. `"192.168.0.1"` or `"192.168.0.1, www.google.com"`
> - **array** - an array of hosts as strings or objects. **Note** : The object must contain at minimum `.host` . Optionally, you can add a `timeout` property between 1000 & 30000 (default is 5000 / 5 seconds). Additionally, you can add whatever other properties you wish to this object and when the ping result is returned, it will be passed to the next node in `msg.ping` for use downstream
e.g...
```auto
[{"id":"76aa3560b32c2762","type":"ping","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","protocol":"Automatic","mode":"triggered","name":"","host":"","timer":"20","inputs":1,"x":1870,"y":1320,"wires":[["5cf32978c7d096fb"]]},{"id":"326dc067f7428bb2","type":"inject","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"[\"192.168.1.38\",{\"host\":\"192.168.1.1\",\"name\":\"The router\"},{\"host\":\"myapiserver.com\",\"name\":\"external API\",\"timeout\":20000,\"support\":\"support@myapiserver.com\"}]","payloadType":"json","x":1870,"y":1260,"wires":[["76aa3560b32c2762"]]},{"id":"5cf32978c7d096fb","type":"debug","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1870,"y":1380,"wires":[]}]
```
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### Author:  [@rko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rko)
#### Post date: [1 August 2021 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-several-objects-in-one-step-to-advanced-ping/49161/3 "2021-08-01T12:41:28Z")
Or you could do something like this:
```auto
let y = [{ host: "10.0.0.21" }, { host: "10.0.0.40" }, { host: "10.0.0.160" }];
y.forEach(function (element) {
node.send(element);
});
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [30 September 2021 12:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-several-objects-in-one-step-to-advanced-ping/49161/4 "2021-09-30T12:42:02Z")
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