Message

A box for custom data. You type the content; the node passes it on.

Use the Message node when you want a node to output a specific block of data you write yourself, rather than data computed from an earlier step. The content must be valid JSON or XML.

When to use it

• Inject a fixed payload into the workflow (a template, a set of defaults, a constant).
• Provide sample data while you build and test the rest of the flow.
• Hand a hand-crafted request body to a downstream Connection node.

Inputs & outputs

Input handle	One. (The incoming data is available but the node's output is the content you type.)
Output handle	One — the parsed content you entered.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Content	JSON or XML text	Yes	The data this node outputs. It is validated when you save — invalid content is rejected with the error "The provided content must be valid JSON or XML."

Example — a JSON payload

Content you type into the node:

{
  "source": "orchasync",
  "status": "new",
  "priority": 1
}

Anything you connect after this Message node receives exactly that object as its input.

Example — an XML payload

<order>
  <source>orchasync</source>
  <status>new</status>
</order>

warning

If you see "The provided content must be valid JSON or XML." when saving, your content has a syntax error — a trailing comma, an unclosed tag, or unquoted keys are the usual causes. Paste it into a JSON/XML validator to find the issue.