# Build Array

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/build-array/15581>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** data-transformation, transform-array\
**Created:** [July 8, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/build-array/15581 "2022-07-08T14:20:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Stefan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Stefan](https://community.n8n.io/u/Stefan)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/build-array/15581/1 "2022-07-08T14:20:49Z")

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Hi N8n Fans,

to build a translation table, iw ould have some arrays to use it for that. How can i solve it with N8n ? Like “12”,“34”,“56” and then call it with [0], [1] …

Any idea ?

Thanks,  
Stefan

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**Author:** ![MutedJam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/mutedjam/32/70851_2.png) [@MutedJam](https://community.n8n.io/u/MutedJam)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/build-array/15581/2 "2022-07-08T14:23:14Z")

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Hi @Stefan, you can use the usual JS array syntax inside an expression to define an array. Check out this example workflow:

Hope this helps!