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# Set payload node

## Overview

The *Set payload* node allows you to pass in a payload for onward processing. This might be:

* Static data. For example, if you are testing a pipeline with a sample payload rather than connecting to a [system](/documentation/brigge-for-engineers/systems.md), or passing in values to be consumed by a subsequent script. 
* A [variable](/documentation/brigge-for-transformers/pipelines/pipeline-variables.md) reference that resolves at runtime. For example, you might specify a [payload variable](/documentation/brigge-for-transformers/pipelines/pipeline-variables.md) to reference an `id` field, meaning the `set payload` shape outputs the value of the `id` field from incoming payloads.

Any text-based data format is supported (JSON, XML, CSV, plain).

## Configuring a set payload shape

To configure a *Set payload* node, place it at the point in your pipeline where you need to load the data, then click the node to open settings. Here, paste in your payload:

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