# Switch node mqtt object

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-node-mqtt-object/69992>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 November 2022 01:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-node-mqtt-object/69992 "2022-11-03T01:52:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![questrov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/questrov/32/67312_2.png) [@questrov](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/questrov)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2022 01:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-node-mqtt-object/69992/1 "2022-11-03T01:52:38Z")

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Can't quite get a switch node working to pull out single mqtt data although it works in a debug node, missing something...

mqtt debug looks like this:  
 ![Screenshot 2022-11-02 151926](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/d/ed09741a5344762e9425b6f5aa4a0b3ccb7d5247.png)

if I configure debug like this I get a single data  
 ![Screenshot 2022-11-02 152001](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/b/7b374856e7dfaec354c8d4b3a1c4b04bff49975a.png)

Have run it thru a split node OK, just can't work out the details for a switch which is needed to scale the 4-20mA before going to an influx node...

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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:** [3 November 2022 07:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-node-mqtt-object/69992/2 "2022-11-03T07:32:41Z")

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You don't need a Switch node, but a Change node, set to Move that propertyTo 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:** [2 January 2023 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/switch-node-mqtt-object/69992/3 "2023-01-02T07:33:15Z")

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