# Patch function, assistance requested
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628
**Category:** General
**Created:** [2 December 2022 21:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628 "2022-12-02T21:17:31Z")
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### Author:  [@Timmer2022](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Timmer2022)
#### Post date: [2 December 2022 21:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628/1 "2022-12-02T21:17:31Z")
Hello everyone.
I want to use node-red to PATCH (update) a row in baserow through API.. I'm able to retrieve row information using the HTTP-in and GET function no problem but editing a row with PATCH is where I fall down..
The HTTP-in or HTTP request doesn't allow for a PATCH function but does allow for a "set by msg.method" selection.. How or where do I initialize the "msg.method" variable? thus far I tried an inject node feeding a change node to set the msg.method to a string value of "PATCH" and then finally into an http-in node with my baserow url to make the change but nothing happens..
Am I on the right track with this or way off the mark here?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Tim.
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### Author:  [@madhouse](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madhouse)
#### Post date: [2 December 2022 22:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628/2 "2022-12-02T22:31:58Z")
Interesting. There's a few things that will help figure this out.
1. What is your flow so far?
2. What input are you giving/getting?
3. What should the output be?
You'll want to have some kind of example for 2 and 3. That way anyone who helps can see what needs to be changed and what it needs to look like after it gets its change.
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### Author:  [@Timmer2022](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Timmer2022)
#### Post date: [3 December 2022 01:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628/3 "2022-12-03T01:58:12Z")
It's difficult to describe.. but here is the flow I have this far . Just keeping it simple with a manual trigger..
So the http request is setup as such...
The url is supposed to patch a value in base row given appropriate values in the link...
Hopefully this helps explain..
Thanks in advance.
T.
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [3 December 2022 05:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628/4 "2022-12-03T05:17:52Z")
> So the http request is setup as such...
What version of node-red are you running ?
For authentication you can check the checkbox and use the method required
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### Author:  [@Timmer2022](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Timmer2022)
#### Post date: [5 December 2022 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628/5 "2022-12-05T14:00:43Z")
Hey bakman2.
The version I am using is 3.0.2..
The authentication is all good, I've added that in the header..
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [3 February 2023 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/patch-function-assistance-requested/71628/6 "2023-02-03T14:00:48Z")
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