# Extracting Multiple Items From Nested Collections In An Array **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Tags:** arrays, functions, mapping\ **Created:** [November 9, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302 "2023-11-09T02:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Christofer\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Christofer\_Willis](https://community.make.com/u/Christofer_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302/1 "2023-11-09T02:04:12Z")
So I know this kind of question seems to get asked a lot around here, but in my specific case I can’t seem to find the exact answer I’m looking for. What I’m trying to do is get a mappable output each of these “Long Name” Address Components from each collection of the “Address Components” array so I can populate address line fields on an invoice. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/d/c/dc832aa86e0ff3c388712b4c0b991af2cd4fb151.png) I know that achieving this likely uses some combination of an` iterator`,` aggregator`, and/or a `JSON Parser`, but I for the life of me can’t figure out the right combination. I can’t seem to wrap my head around the `map` function in combination with the aforementioned modules to get each value to have a unique mappable value. Any help would be greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Christofer\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Christofer\_Willis](https://community.make.com/u/Christofer_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302/2 "2023-11-09T02:06:54Z")
For some added context, what I want to achieve is to be able to send each of these values into a Quickbooks “Create An Invoice” module to populate each of these different fields. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/c/5/c524afc0cd44003c26769eeb7132acdb9b95bfc7.png) ---
**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302/3 "2023-11-09T02:18:54Z")
Welcome to the Make community! Please provide the output bundles of the modules [6] by running the scenario, then click the white speech bubble on the top-right of each module, save the contents as a text `.json` file, and upload it here into this discussion thread: ![Screenshot_2023-10-06_141025](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/2/8/2876156ab3ea5bc9e40bbc0edfb9f025406b7c48.png) Providing the output bundles will allow others to _replicate_ what is going on in the scenario even if they do not use the external service (Google Maps). This will allow others to better assist you. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Christofer\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Christofer\_Willis](https://community.make.com/u/Christofer_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302/4 "2023-11-09T02:21:19Z")
Absolutely! Here you go ```auto [ { "address_components": [ { "long_name": "69", "short_name": "69", "types": [ "street_number" ] }, { "long_name": "Murray Avenue", "short_name": "Murray Ave", "types": [ "route" ] }, { "long_name": "Larchmont", "short_name": "Larchmont", "types": [ "locality", "political" ] }, { "long_name": "Mamaroneck", "short_name": "Mamaroneck", "types": [ "administrative_area_level_3", "political" ] }, { "long_name": "Westchester County", "short_name": "Westchester County", "types": [ "administrative_area_level_2", "political" ] }, { "long_name": "New York", "short_name": "NY", "types": [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ] }, { "long_name": "United States", "short_name": "US", "types": [ "country", "political" ] }, { "long_name": "10538", "short_name": "10538", "types": [ "postal_code" ] }, { "long_name": "2213", "short_name": "2213", "types": [ "postal_code_suffix" ] } ], "formatted_address": "69 Murray Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538, USA", "geometry": { "bounds": { "northeast": { "lat": 40.9363233, "lng": -73.76141129999999 }, "southwest": { "lat": 40.93618410000001, "lng": -73.76169639999999 } }, "location": { "lat": 40.9362461, "lng": -73.7616216 }, "location_type": "ROOFTOP", "viewport": { "northeast": { "lat": 40.9376026802915, "lng": -73.76020486970849 }, "southwest": { "lat": 40.93490471970851, "lng": -73.7629028302915 } } }, "place_id": "ChIJtbigOxeSwokR_zhKVtGi0Bg", "types": [ "premise" ], "urlMap": "https://maps.google.com/?q=40.9362461,-73.7616216" } ] ``` ---
**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302/5 "2023-11-09T02:26:07Z")
Use the `toCollection` built-in function: ![Screenshot_2023-11-09_101118](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/5/4/543419094da7f561e8a03249018df95384b7e9d3.png) Output: ![Screenshot_2023-11-09_101128](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/f/d/fd469401e19e3e6da9663fd702bf0ee119813e7d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Christofer\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Christofer\_Willis](https://community.make.com/u/Christofer_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302/6 "2023-11-09T02:28:58Z")
You are a literal life saver. **THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊** ---
**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/extracting-multiple-items-from-nested-collections-in-an-array/19302/7 "2023-11-09T02:29:18Z")
No problem, glad I could help! ---
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