# Nested Arrays issue in Handlbars

**URL:** <https://connective.celigo.com/t/nested-arrays-issue-in-handlbars/5270>\
**Category:** Integrator.io\
**Tags:** handlebars\
**Created:** [August 12, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://connective.celigo.com/t/nested-arrays-issue-in-handlbars/5270 "2025-08-12T15:34:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jackhansen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@jackhansen](https://connective.celigo.com/u/jackhansen)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://connective.celigo.com/t/nested-arrays-issue-in-handlbars/5270/1 "2025-08-12T15:34:43Z")

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I’m trying to multiply the given quantity of a line item by another quantity per line item but I’m running into issues because the line items are within a nested array and the expression isn’t working.

Here’s what I have for the expression :

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/celigo/optimized/2X/1/1a49b94c426b38fff0a03d3ce3f66e6cfced3a0d_2_690x24.png)

Error I am getting:

Message: Could not compile handle bar "{{multiply lookupData[0].lineItems.[0].quantity returnData.returnQuantity}}" because "Parse error on line 1:  
{{multiply lookupData[0].lineIt  
-----------^  
Expecting 'CLOSE\_RAW\_BLOCK', 'CLOSE', 'CLOSE\_UNESCAPED', 'OPEN\_SEXPR', 'CLOSE\_SEXPR', 'ID', 'OPEN\_BLOCK\_PARAMS', 'STRING', 'NUMBER', 'BOOLEAN', 'UNDEFINED', 'NULL', 'DATA', 'SEP', got 'INVALID'" .Please correct and retry

Here’s the data I’m working with:

```auto
{
  "return-date": "2025-07-23T05:50:32+00:00",
  "order-id": "114-1561338-9294632",
  "sku": "CBFH3812-TC122570-PKG",
  "asin": "B09P47V197",
  "fnsku": "X003A0T49L",
  "product-name": "Conquest Structural Wood Screws - 0.275\" x 14\" ICC Certified Heavy-Duty Self Tapping Flat Head T30 Star Drive Screws (Pack of 25)",
  "quantity": "2",
  "fulfillment-center-id": "LEX1",
  "detailed-disposition": "CUSTOMER_DAMAGED",
  "reason": "UNWANTED_ITEM",
  "status": "Unit returned to inventory",
  "license-plate-number": "LPNNE5XJLGJGD",
  "returnData": {
    "returnQuantity": 2,
    "orderID": "114-1561338-9294632",
    "reason": "UNWANTED_ITEM",
    "reasonDetails": "CUSTOMER_DAMAGED",
    "returnSKU": "CBFH3812-TC122570-PKG"
  },
  "lookupData": [
    {
      "type": "kititem",
      "lineItems": [
        {
          "sku": "CBFH3812",
          "quantity": 2
        },
        {
          "sku": "TC122570",
          "quantity": 3
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

```

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**Author:** ![nuriensing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/connective.celigo.com/nuriensing/32/6918_2.png) [@nuriensing](https://connective.celigo.com/u/nuriensing)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://connective.celigo.com/t/nested-arrays-issue-in-handlbars/5270/2 "2025-08-12T17:11:48Z")

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You forgot a .  
You have lookupData[0]  
but it must be lookupData.[0]

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/celigo/original/2X/f/ff3f248da6fb52e75c22d4413257fb0fa0e90799.png)

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**Author:** ![jackhansen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@jackhansen](https://connective.celigo.com/u/jackhansen)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://connective.celigo.com/t/nested-arrays-issue-in-handlbars/5270/3 "2025-08-12T18:01:24Z")

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That’s embarrassing thanks Nuri!

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**Author:** ![nuriensing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/connective.celigo.com/nuriensing/32/6918_2.png) [@nuriensing](https://connective.celigo.com/u/nuriensing)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://connective.celigo.com/t/nested-arrays-issue-in-handlbars/5270/4 "2025-08-12T18:53:11Z")

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No worries, it can happen to all of us, at the end of the day, we are all human. 🙂