# Allen-Bradley: Read payload path

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/allen-bradley-read-payload-path/4635>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** edge, workflow\
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/allen-bradley-read-payload-path/4635 "2022-07-11T13:28:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Igo\_Monteiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a5b964/32.png) [@Igo\_Monteiro](https://forums.losant.com/u/Igo_Monteiro)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/allen-bradley-read-payload-path/4635/1 "2022-07-11T13:28:00Z")

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Hello, what is the payload object format for Allen-Bradley Read Node?  
I didn’t want to use the fields manually.

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**Author:** ![Dylan\_Schuster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/dylan_schuster/32/2850_2.png) [@Dylan\_Schuster](https://forums.losant.com/u/Dylan_Schuster)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/allen-bradley-read-payload-path/4635/2 "2022-07-11T13:54:08Z")

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When using the Payload Path option for the Allen-Bradley: Read Node, the value at the resulting path should be an array of objects with the following properties:

- `key`: The key at which to store the value returned by this read instruction (will be stored on the node’s Result Path). Defaults to the value of `tag` if not provided.
- `tag`: The Allen-Bradley tag to read. This field is required.
- `program`: The Program, if needed (defaults to `null` if not provided).
- `type`: The Data Type (defaults to “ATOMIC” if not provided).

Based on your question I’m going to make a ticket to add this information to our documentation; it’s missing from a number of nodes that accept payload paths or JSON templates for instructions.