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alias: user-guide-business-workflow-task-read-integration-message
render_macros: false
description: "Reads stored integration payload bytes and optionally decodes text without processing or changing the entry."
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# Read Integration Message

Reads stored integration payload bytes and optionally decodes text without processing or changing the entry.

![Screenshot of a Business Workflow reading an integration message and parsing its JSON content.](images/business-workflow-task-read-integration-message.png)

## Inputs

Set `Entry`, `MessageProperty`, `TextEncoding` in the task details. Use the value editor to select compatible results from earlier tasks.

## Outputs

Use `Payload`, `Text`, `HasPayload`, `MessageFormat`, `MessageId` in subsequent tasks.

??? example "Read Integration Message"

    Connect an existing integration `Entry`, choose `MessageProperty` and `TextEncoding`, and pass the stored message to Parse JSON.