# Send payload value to node **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [15 October 2018 12:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994 "2018-10-15T12:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![SKL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/skl/32/38237_2.png) [@SKL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SKL)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2018 12:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994/1 "2018-10-15T12:38:24Z")

Hi I want to send the value in payload to a node, i can send a fixed value, but can't figure out how to send the payload value. What do I miss? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/b/b794c63bf25c635c4a07736e03ab867440186806.png) ---

**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:** [15 October 2018 12:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994/2 "2018-10-15T12:41:58Z")

Hi @SKL I'm not sure what you are asking. You send messages between nodes and they can have whatever properties and values you set on them. Can you explain a bit more what you are trying to do? What is the relevance of the screenshot you've shared? ---

**Author:** ![SKL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/skl/32/38237_2.png) [@SKL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SKL)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2018 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994/3 "2018-10-15T12:50:23Z")

I can try. For test purpose i inject a value, when i find the right way i will read a Modbus value and write it to a IHC ( Home control system). I have tried to change "msg.payload" with a number and my node-red can send the fixed value to the IHC. I want the to send a floating point msg. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/c/ced0d00e9480134fa1450ee558a6310d20bfdf65.png) ---

**Author:** ![SKL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/skl/32/38237_2.png) [@SKL](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SKL)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2018 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994/4 "2018-10-15T12:50:59Z")

This one works ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/8/838db49672dcb1632ef8ad9a5b2bc756ac5f323d.png) ---

**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2018 13:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994/5 "2018-10-15T13:01:46Z")

generally if you want a node to use a value from the flow you need to construct that part before the config screen and leave that part blank. e.g in the http-request node you can either add the URL in the http-request node OR pass the URL to the http-request node as msg.url. so you could try creating the msg.Data before the node in a function node. and leaving that part of the node properties blank. But it does depend on the node, and you haven't said which node you are using... ---

**Author:** ![candstand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@candstand](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/candstand)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2021 10:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994/6 "2021-03-04T10:48:30Z")

@SKL Did you find a solution for this? I am struggeling with similar needs. My temperature is from Xiaomi BLE sensor via ESPhome. ---

**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\ **Post date:** [4 March 2021 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-payload-value-to-node/3994/7 "2021-03-04T16:04:07Z")

@candstand Since the OP hasn't been on the forum for two years I'm going to close this thread and ask you to open a new one describing your issue and what you have done so far. It's also a good idea to provide the environment you are working in like: 1. What platform you are running on 2. Node-red and node.js versions 3. are you using docker 4. what contrib nodes you are using ---