# Need help: Collection list was working then \*POOF\* not working

**URL:** <https://community.weweb.io/t/need-help-collection-list-was-working-then-poof-not-working/5058>\
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**Created:** [October 25, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/need-help-collection-list-was-working-then-poof-not-working/5058 "2023-10-25T20:06:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![fredo22](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/fredo22/32/2283_2.png) [@fredo22](https://community.weweb.io/u/fredo22)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/need-help-collection-list-was-working-then-poof-not-working/5058/1 "2023-10-25T20:06:26Z")

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I have a collection list (news items) that was displaying correctly in weweb, then I went to Xano to add a sort. While I was at it, I enabled Pagination in Xano API output. Published Xano changes, refreshed weweb data, and the collection list was not displaying. In the weweb editor where the collection should be it says **“Empty List”.** Thinking that the pagination may have messed with something, I went back to Xano & turned pagination off. (and published). New Item list still not displaying in weweb (although the data is there).

The parent Collection list is bound correctly, and when I check the binding formula, the current results are showing that the correct data was fetched to weweb. I recorded a short loom to illustrate the problem. Hoping someone can help give me a clue as to why this happened. Thx

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**Author:** ![Broberto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/broberto/32/5918_2.png) [@Broberto](https://community.weweb.io/u/Broberto)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/need-help-collection-list-was-working-then-poof-not-working/5058/2 "2023-10-25T21:09:24Z")

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I think Xano messed up the data structure somehow.  
**[news-items].data.items** is what you’re looking to get. Try it like this, attaching an example.

I think you could do this by going down the collection tree via the caret/chevron and just select the nested **[items]** array (in the nocode Bind editor view)

 ![Screenshot 2023-10-25 at 23.11.26](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/4/477d70bc8f547e5ab56541ad6b47f9ccf4efe631.png)

This is called **dot notation**

> **[Property accessors - JavaScript | MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Property_accessors)**
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> Property accessors provide access to an object's properties by using the dot notation or the bracket notation.

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**Author:** ![fredo22](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/fredo22/32/2283_2.png) [@fredo22](https://community.weweb.io/u/fredo22)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/need-help-collection-list-was-working-then-poof-not-working/5058/3 "2023-10-26T20:37:16Z")

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yippee! that worked. thanks @Broberto

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**Author:** ![Broberto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/broberto/32/5918_2.png) [@Broberto](https://community.weweb.io/u/Broberto)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/need-help-collection-list-was-working-then-poof-not-working/5058/4 "2023-10-26T20:37:53Z")

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Lovely 🙂