# Struggling with async function
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-async-function/38574
**Category:** General
**Created:** [5 January 2021 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-async-function/38574 "2021-01-05T09:40:15Z")
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### Author:  [@msupra](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/msupra)
#### Post date: [5 January 2021 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-async-function/38574/1 "2021-01-05T09:40:16Z")
Hi
My node.js skills when it comes to async functions, leaves much to be desired. Below is a copy paste exercise from some code, but I can just not figure out how to return the result from this function call:
```auto
function authenticateRequest(req, res, next) {
var request = new Request(req);
var response = new Response(res);
return oauth.authenticate(request, response)
.then(function(token) {
next();
}).catch(function(err) {
msg.res.status(err.code || 500).json(err);
});
}
```
I know the return inside the function should not be there, that is about all. I would appreciate some assistance.
Regards
Morne
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### Author:  [@msupra](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/msupra)
#### Post date: [5 January 2021 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-async-function/38574/2 "2021-01-05T12:01:15Z")
Figured it out:
```auto
function authenticateRequest(req, res, next) {
var request = new Request(req);
var response = new Response(res);
oauth.authenticate(request, response)
.then(function(token) {
msg.statusCode=200
msg.payload="Congratulations, you are in a secret area!"
node.send(msg)
}).catch(function(err) {
msg.statusCode=err.statusCode
msg.payload=JSON.stringify(err.message)
node.send(msg)
})
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [19 January 2021 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/struggling-with-async-function/38574/3 "2021-01-19T12:01:18Z")
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