# Sequelize.INTEGER field value passed (from Forest) as a string
**URL:** https://community.forestadmin.com/t/sequelize-integer-field-value-passed-from-forest-as-a-string/426
**Category:** Help me!
**Created:** [June 7, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/sequelize-integer-field-value-passed-from-forest-as-a-string/426 "2020-06-07T21:38:54Z")
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### Author:  [@Matteo](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Matteo)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/sequelize-integer-field-value-passed-from-forest-as-a-string/426/1 "2020-06-07T21:38:54Z")
## Expected behavior
I’m embedding Forest Admin into my existing project, based upon Express and Sequelize.
I have a Sequelize model.
The sequelize model has some fields.
One of the fields is declared as an `INTEGER` Sequelize type.
When I create a new record for this model in Forest Admin and I input a nember (eg: `0`) in the form field related to the `INTEGER` field, the `typeof` of the value is supposed to be `number`.
## Actual behavior
The `typeof` of the value is `string`.
## Failure Logs
This is the relevant part of my model:
```javascript
// ...
testField: {
type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
field: 'test_field',
allowNull: false,
defaultValue: 0,
validate: {
justTest(value) {
console.log('this is the value type:', typeof value)
},
},
},
// ...
```
In our integration test we do:
```javascript
// ...
await TestModel.create({
// ...
testField: 100,
// ...
})
// ...
```
And this is what we see in the logs:
```nohighlight
this is the value type: number
```
But when I create the new record from Forest Admin, this is what I see in my logs:
```nohighlight
this is the value type: string
```
## Context
Package versions quoted from my `package.json`:
- Package Version: `"forest-express-sequelize": "^6.1.4"`
- Express Version: `"express": "~4.17.1"`
- Sequelize Version: `"sequelize": "^5.21.9"`
- Database Dialect: Sequelize
- Database Version: `postgres (PostgreSQL) 12.2`
- Project Name: Sailsquare
### EDIT
I updated the dependency versions list to correct a copy’n’paste typo in Sequelize version 😇
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### Author:  [@anon37102731](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon37102731)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2020, 8:24am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/sequelize-integer-field-value-passed-from-forest-as-a-string/426/2 "2020-06-08T08:24:26Z")
Hi @Matteo,
Thank you for sharing your issue with the ForestAdmin community!
I’ve been able to reproduce your issue and I’ll dig this up to found the reason of it.
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### Author:  [@Matteo](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Matteo)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/sequelize-integer-field-value-passed-from-forest-as-a-string/426/3 "2020-06-08T11:33:46Z")
Hi @anon37102731
Thank you in advance! 🙂
Matteo
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### Author:  [@anon37102731](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon37102731)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/sequelize-integer-field-value-passed-from-forest-as-a-string/426/4 "2020-06-09T07:33:29Z")
Hi @Matteo,
A fix should have been released this morning!
Feel free to reach out if you find any other other issues.
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### Author:  [@Matteo](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Matteo)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/sequelize-integer-field-value-passed-from-forest-as-a-string/426/5 "2020-06-10T08:16:29Z")
Hi @anon37102731.
Now everithing looks fine and the very same check returns the expected type. The log now says `this is the value type: number`.
Yesterday a also noticed that there was a problem with frontend validations: if I entered a string in an `INTEGER` field, the _html_ input became red-bordered, but the form submitted without errors. As far as Ii can see, now the expected behavior is restored.
👍
Thank you!