# Setting new payload issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-new-payload-issue/45375>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 May 2021 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-new-payload-issue/45375 "2021-05-08T21:11:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [8 May 2021 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-new-payload-issue/45375/1 "2021-05-08T21:11:02Z")

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Hi,

I'm trying to set a new payload through a function when the percentage gets low, so I can send a notification to IFTTT.

Here is what my function contains:

```auto
foodlevel = msg.payload

if (foodlevel <= 30) {
    msg.payload.value1 = "Your cat is running low on food";
    return [msg, null];
}
else {
    msg.payload = false;
    return [null, msg];
}
return msg;

```

Now, if I set `msg.payload.value1` straight in an injection node, it works fine. But not in this function node. Let's say I inject `15` and but a debug node at the end, I only receive the `msg.payload` value

Any ideas?

Thanks!!

```auto
[{"id":"a22e2c6e.5ba37","type":"debug","z":"c9e47736.9ab4f8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":1670,"y":320,"wires":[]},{"id":"cba8a09d.58781","type":"inject","z":"c9e47736.9ab4f8","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"50","payloadType":"num","x":1350,"y":300,"wires":[["f2aa95ba.76dc78"]]},{"id":"f2aa95ba.76dc78","type":"function","z":"c9e47736.9ab4f8","name":"<= 30","func":"foodlevel = msg.payload\n\nif (foodlevel <= 30) {\n msg.payload.value1 = \"Your cat is running low on food\";\n return [msg, null];\n}\nelse {\n msg.payload = false;\n return [null, msg];\n}\nreturn msg;","outputs":2,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":1510,"y":260,"wires":[["a22e2c6e.5ba37","9d571b70.71cdd8"],[]]},{"id":"9d571b70.71cdd8","type":"ifttt out","z":"c9e47736.9ab4f8","eventName":"app_notification","key":"9cab39fb.96f3a8","x":1700,"y":260,"wires":[]},{"id":"408519d4.3ca988","type":"inject","z":"c9e47736.9ab4f8","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"20","payloadType":"num","x":1350,"y":260,"wires":[["f2aa95ba.76dc78"]]},{"id":"9cab39fb.96f3a8","type":"ifttt-key"}]

```

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [8 May 2021 21:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-new-payload-issue/45375/2 "2021-05-08T21:15:38Z")

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> [@ricky.spanish6](#):
>
> `msg.payload.value1 = "Your cat is running low on food";`

If `payload` is not an object you cannot add a property `.value1`

You can set payload to an object with a value1 prop like this...  
`msg.payload = { value1: "Your cat is running low on food" };`

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**Post date:** [8 May 2021 21:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-new-payload-issue/45375/3 "2021-05-08T21:22:58Z")

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> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
>
> msg.payload = { value1: "Your cat is running low on food" };

Perfect i'll do it that way then. I was trying to follow the node's instruction:

> _ifttt out_  
> Publishes **msg.payload.value1, 2** and **3** to the  
> Maker channel in IFTTT in the specified channel.

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**Post date:** [22 May 2021 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setting-new-payload-issue/45375/4 "2021-05-22T21:23:35Z")

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