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Formula – tolowercase

Easily convert any text to lowercase using the Nodinite tolowercase Formula plugin. This page shows you how to transform message content, context values, or results from other formulas to lowercase, ensuring consistent data for your integrations.

✅ Instantly standardize text for reliable system integration
✅ Use simple expressions to transform message Content or Context ✅ See clear, real-world examples with input, formula, and result

What does the tolowercase Formula do?

The tolowercase(Content) Formula function converts all letters in the provided text to lowercase. Use this function to ensure data consistency across systems, especially when case sensitivity matters.

Example 1: Convert Message Body to Lowercase

Input

NODINITE

Formula Expression

tolowercase(body)

Result

nodinite

Example 2: Convert Context Value to Lowercase

Suppose you have a message context value with the key id containing JAVASCRIPT.

Input

JAVASCRIPT

Formula Expression

tolowercase(context('id'))

Result

javascript

Example 3: Convert Result from Another Formula

You can use the result of another formula function as input. For example, extracting names from a JSON array and converting them to lowercase:

Input

[
  { "name": "HELLO" },
  { "name": "WORLD" }
]

Formula Expression

tolowercase(jsonpath('$..name', body))

Result

hello
world

Features

Convert any string to lowercase for consistent data processing
Works with message body, context, or results from other Formula functions
Ensures data integrity across integrated systems

Important
The tolowercase plugin loads the entire message into RAM. Only use this function on small messages to avoid performance issues.

How to use the tolowercase Formula

Select Formula as the expression type plugin.
Enter your tolowercase expression in the 'Expression' text area.
Provide a string-based Content parameter (e.g., message body, context value, or another formula result).

Syntax

Convert from message body:
tolowercase(body)
Convert from message context:
tolowercase(context('MessageContextKey'))
Convert result from another formula:
tolowercase(SomeOtherNestedFormulaFunction(Content))