# Edge actions - how to return values and "see" the stream

**URL:** <https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/edge-actions-how-to-return-values-and-see-the-stream/18229>\
**Category:** Octave\
**Created:** [November 7, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/edge-actions-how-to-return-values-and-see-the-stream/18229 "2019-11-07T11:10:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnofleek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/johnofleek/32/4726_2.png) [@johnofleek](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/johnofleek)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/edge-actions-how-to-return-values-and-see-the-stream/18229/4 "2019-11-20T21:47:45Z")

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For an answer to the :default stream question also see

> [@Device \> Edge Actions - why do return streams go to :default?](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/device-edge-actions-why-do-return-streams-go-to-default/18394):
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> For Device \> Edge Actions why does the returned data appear in the stream \>\> :default Is it possible to send it to another stream or is this intended behaviour? function(event) { var p1 = {}; p1.weather = {} p1.weather.humidity = 30; p1.weather.pressure = 10000; p1.weather.temperature = 27.3; p1.weather.light = 23; return { "cl://result1" : [JSON.stringify(p1.weather)] }; returns on a stream the following (note “path”: “/iinnovate/devices/john\_test\_yellow/:default”,) …

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