# What am I doing wrong? (multiple outputs from function)

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-multiple-outputs-from-function/59406
**Category:** General
**Tags:** function-node
**Created:** [5 March 2022 17:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-multiple-outputs-from-function/59406 "2022-03-05T17:29:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![SteveMann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/stevemann/32/3810_2.png) [@SteveMann](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveMann)
#### Post date: [5 March 2022 17:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-multiple-outputs-from-function/59406/1 "2022-03-05T17:29:19Z")

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```auto
msg.payload = true;
return [msg, null];

```

Why does my function only have one output?

Even with two message objects, I still only get one output:

```auto
var msg1 = {};
var msg2 = {};

msg1 = true;
msg2 = false;

return [msg1 , msg2];

```

What am I doing wrong?

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### Author: ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [5 March 2022 17:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-multiple-outputs-from-function/59406/2 "2022-03-05T17:42:25Z")

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You manually add the outputs at the bottom of the function node.

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### Author: ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [5 March 2022 17:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-multiple-outputs-from-function/59406/3 "2022-03-05T17:44:35Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/4/44a707f6c2f729644219fcba02bf7aa751548b33.png)

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### Author: ![SteveMann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/stevemann/32/3810_2.png) [@SteveMann](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveMann)
#### Post date: [5 March 2022 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-multiple-outputs-from-function/59406/4 "2022-03-05T18:54:11Z")

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I knew it would be something that simple.  
I didn't see it because the bottom lines of my screen is covered by my password manager information bar. Normally I can go to full-screen to see whatever is there, but not this time.

![oops](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/c/5cdebb0a353cd0ed65d2749a96ef3195a54e32a0.jpeg)

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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: [4 May 2022 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-multiple-outputs-from-function/59406/5 "2022-05-04T18:54:20Z")

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