# Template node cannot receive POST data correctly **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [8 July 2021 07:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-cannot-receive-post-data-correctly/48171 "2021-07-08T07:45:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![homeuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bc8723/32.png) [@homeuser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/homeuser)\ **Post date:** [8 July 2021 07:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-cannot-receive-post-data-correctly/48171/1 "2021-07-08T07:45:08Z")
Hi, I tried to retrieve data in template node from POST by AJAX. However, data is returned in the header and not in the body. Attached is my flow. Help is much appreciated. ```auto [{"id":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","type":"tab","label":"Flow 1","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"309b31de.02ea2e","type":"http in","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"send test data","url":"test","method":"get","upload":false,"swaggerDoc":"","x":150,"y":100,"wires":[["45541a65.2076a4"]]},{"id":"47fdf580.8734cc","type":"http response","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","statusCode":"","headers":{},"x":470,"y":100,"wires":[]},{"id":"45541a65.2076a4","type":"template","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"create HTML ","field":"payload","fieldType":"msg","format":"handlebars","syntax":"mustache","template":"\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n
\n \n \n \n \n
\n \n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","output":"str","x":310,"y":100,"wires":[["47fdf580.8734cc"]]},{"id":"428468e1.c65b38","type":"http in","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","url":"save_table","method":"post","upload":false,"swaggerDoc":"","x":160,"y":260,"wires":[["5d96e290.26f78c","6b29bcb2.20a0a4"]]},{"id":"5d96e290.26f78c","type":"http response","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"send response back","statusCode":"","headers":{},"x":480,"y":340,"wires":[]},{"id":"e738cfa1.a7b39","type":"debug","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":550,"y":240,"wires":[]},{"id":"6b29bcb2.20a0a4","type":"template","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","field":"payload","fieldType":"msg","format":"handlebars","syntax":"mustache","template":"This is the payload: {{payload}} !","output":"str","x":380,"y":240,"wires":[["e738cfa1.a7b39"]]}] ``` ---
**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:** [11 July 2021 14:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-cannot-receive-post-data-correctly/48171/2 "2021-07-11T14:24:38Z")
Hi, I assume your intention is to setup a tabulator table and post the data back to node-red? Here is a working demo... ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/8/f85f1919d02a6e3280bafbe419ead285209e511c.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/f/bf209a7e70591c9c909d682620cb9ff48f707645.png) The flow... ```auto [{"id":"309b31de.02ea2e","type":"http in","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"send test data","url":"test","method":"get","upload":false,"swaggerDoc":"","x":1970,"y":200,"wires":[["45541a65.2076a4"]]},{"id":"47fdf580.8734cc","type":"http response","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","statusCode":"","headers":{},"x":2290,"y":200,"wires":[]},{"id":"45541a65.2076a4","type":"template","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"create HTML ","field":"payload","fieldType":"msg","format":"handlebars","syntax":"mustache","template":"\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n
\n
\n \n
\n
\n\n \n\n","output":"str","x":2130,"y":200,"wires":[["47fdf580.8734cc"]]},{"id":"428468e1.c65b38","type":"http in","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","url":"save_table","method":"post","upload":false,"swaggerDoc":"","x":1980,"y":260,"wires":[["5d96e290.26f78c","e738cfa1.a7b39"]]},{"id":"5d96e290.26f78c","type":"http response","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"send response back","statusCode":"","headers":{},"x":2300,"y":320,"wires":[]},{"id":"e738cfa1.a7b39","type":"debug","z":"1683bd9a.5e0a02","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":2250,"y":260,"wires":[]}] ``` NOTE however, - have you considered using the node-red-dashboard and the ui-table node? With these, there is no need to endpoints or custom templates. ---
**Author:** ![homeuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bc8723/32.png) [@homeuser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/homeuser)\ **Post date:** [12 July 2021 02:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-cannot-receive-post-data-correctly/48171/3 "2021-07-12T02:12:22Z")
Hi Steve, thank you very much for your help. It works! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [26 July 2021 02:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-cannot-receive-post-data-correctly/48171/4 "2021-07-26T02:12:47Z")
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