# Retrieve a "text" value from MQTT

**URL:** <https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/recuperer-une-valeur-text-depuis-mqtt/9472>\
**Category:** Demandes livrées\
**Tags:** mqtt\
**Created:** [April 9, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/recuperer-une-valeur-text-depuis-mqtt/9472 "2025-04-09T11:59:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![pierre-gilles](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/pierre-gilles/32/5886_2.png) [@pierre-gilles](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/pierre-gilles)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/recuperer-une-valeur-text-depuis-mqtt/9472/4 "2025-05-09T11:03:56Z")

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Hi @mutmut 🙂

I was sure it was already possible, but a few lines of code were missing to make it work.

It’s fixed!

If I configure a feature with a custom MQTT topic :

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-09 at 13.02.29](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/0/1/01ac4c6dc300e65cd13d7197a9480719b8222c08.png)

When I send a message on this custom topic :

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-09 at 12.58.31](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/e/3/e368029327d9bdd0d64de058c38fab2ef1bfec43.png)

I can see this text on my dashboard :

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-09 at 12.58.40](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/f/4/f42a23597c9d5867634d305b67eee0233de34ccf.png)

The PR :

> <https://github.com/GladysAssistant/Gladys/pull/2297>
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> https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/recuperer-une-valeur-text-depuis-mqtt/9472

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