# Set default values while decoding JSON

**URL:** <https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/set-default-values-while-decoding-json/6387>\
**Category:** Learn\
**Created:** [October 9, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/set-default-values-while-decoding-json/6387 "2020-10-09T21:06:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![iwtilma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@iwtilma](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/iwtilma)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/set-default-values-while-decoding-json/6387/6 "2020-10-11T11:53:18Z")

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Thanks a lot, lydell, for elaborating on the subject. It is helping me a lot!

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