# TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-converting-circular-structure-to-json/86039>\
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**Created:** [29 February 2024 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/typeerror-converting-circular-structure-to-json/86039 "2024-02-29T20:14:55Z")\
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Ps, please use the copy value button when copying messages/payloads and please use code blocks

### copying data

There’s a great page in the docs ([Working with messages : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/messages)) that will explain how to use the debug panel to find the right path to any data item.

Pay particular attention to the part about the buttons that appear under your mouse pointer when you over hover a debug message property in the sidebar.

![BX00Cy7yHi](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/d/bd1f333a9e043b061b39917c328b0094d3e52d30.gif)

### posting code

In order to make code readable and usable it is necessary to surround your code with three backticks (also known as a left quote or backquote `````)

````auto
``` 
   code goes here 
```

````

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See this post for more details - [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

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