# Converting a text to a number

**URL:** <https://community.make.com/t/converting-a-text-to-a-number/11880>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** functions\
**Created:** [June 7, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-a-text-to-a-number/11880 "2023-06-07T13:20:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Emmanuel\_Yazbeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bb73d2/32.png) [@Emmanuel\_Yazbeck](https://community.make.com/u/Emmanuel_Yazbeck)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-a-text-to-a-number/11880/1 "2023-06-07T13:20:05Z")

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Hello,

I am getting a number of variables using a JSON webhook and I need to pass some of these variables as numbers. Can you please explain to me how to get these texts converted to numbers??

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**Author:** ![sArchitect](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/sarchitect/32/1736_2.png) [@sArchitect](https://community.make.com/u/sArchitect)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-a-text-to-a-number/11880/2 "2023-06-07T13:33:11Z")

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Hey @Emmanuel_Yazbeck ,

Welcome to the community.

Have you tried using the following operation:

![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/2X/6/6c5d8a410452c62c23528d81563568657d738441.png)

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**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-a-text-to-a-number/11880/3 "2023-12-07T17:12:50Z")

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