# How to change the property of a nested object

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-change-the-property-of-a-nested-object/2137940
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [November 18, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-change-the-property-of-a-nested-object/2137940 "2022-11-18T15:36:37Z")
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### Author: ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-change-the-property-of-a-nested-object/2137940/17 "2022-11-19T14:17:18Z")

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@tatiang  
What you did is correct. See my example

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/d/dd3c522313c7bfcce0438b631063570ce17dc850.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/e/2e635038daa6db3245e0d5d4cf1200ff75b7e4fa.png)

You cannot use `get object from JSON` to see the update as it will recompile the actual JSON not the updated one.

To go around it you need to  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/c/9c59e00c5e6807850791116f74490407f577ab1f.png)  
and work on the object directly.

Happy Thunking!

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