# Set msg.payload to msg.payload.xyz

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-msg-payload-to-msg-payload-xyz/67326>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [4 September 2022 16:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-msg-payload-to-msg-payload-xyz/67326 "2022-09-04T16:50:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kaij3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kaij3/32/60268_2.png) [@Kaij3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kaij3)\
**Post date:** [4 September 2022 16:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-msg-payload-to-msg-payload-xyz/67326/1 "2022-09-04T16:50:28Z")

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Hello all 👋,

I am here asking is there a JSON code where i can input it in my function node and achieve this function, for example I am trying to set my msg.payload to msg.payload.xyz.

Would appreciate it!  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/4/243fcea06f343955b428194e68952bb6e9f13b6e.png)

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [4 September 2022 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-msg-payload-to-msg-payload-xyz/67326/2 "2022-09-04T17:01:56Z")

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In a function node that would be

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

```

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**Author:** ![Kaij3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kaij3/32/60268_2.png) [@Kaij3](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kaij3)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2022 00:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-msg-payload-to-msg-payload-xyz/67326/3 "2022-09-05T00:47:41Z")

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@E1cid Hi, thanks for the reply,

sorry, it was my mistake, but I am trying to change msg.payload to msg.payload.xyz instead of giving msg.payload the value of msg.payload.xyz.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2022 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-msg-payload-to-msg-payload-xyz/67326/4 "2022-09-05T08:57:12Z")

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Do you mean that you want msg.payload.xyz to have the value that was in msg.payload? So the equivalent of a Change mode set to Move msg.payload To msg.payload.xyz? If so then you can use  
`msg.payload = {xyz: msg.payload}`

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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:** [4 November 2022 08:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-msg-payload-to-msg-payload-xyz/67326/5 "2022-11-04T08:57:52Z")

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