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# Meshcore payloads
Inside of each [meshcore packet](./packet_structure.md) is a payload, identified by the payload type in the packet header. The types of payloads are:
# Payload Format
Inside each [MeshCore Packet](./packet_format.md) is a payload, identified by the payload type in the packet header. The types of payloads are:
* Node advertisement.
* Acknowledgment.
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Returned path messages provide a description of the route a packet took from the original author. Receivers will send returned path messages to the author of the original message.
| Field | Size (bytes) | Description |
|-------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| path length | 1 | length of next field |
| path | see above | a list of node hashes (one byte each) |
| extra type | 1 | extra, bundled payload type, eg., acknowledgement or response. Same values as in [packet structure](./packet_structure.md) |
| extra | rest of data | extra, bundled payload content, follows same format as main content defined by this document |
| Field | Size (bytes) | Description |
|-------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| path length | 1 | length of next field |
| path | see above | a list of node hashes (one byte each) |
| extra type | 1 | extra, bundled payload type, eg., acknowledgement or response. Same values as in [Packet Format](./packet_format.md) |
| extra | rest of data | extra, bundled payload content, follows same format as main content defined by this document |
## Request