Date payload in "input_datetime.set_datetime"

Need help formatting the service to HA for setting the date. Only getting the error: Expected “:”, got “}”

Node:

[ { "id": "b10b1e1e.bb47f", "type": "api-call-service", "z": "a318c51d.29a138", "name": "Restavfall", "server": "ec6b4330.077a3", "version": 1, "debugenabled": false, "service_domain": "input_datetime", "service": "set_datetime", "entityId": "input_datetime.hra_restavfall", "data": "{\t \"entity_id\": \"input_datetime.hra_restavfall\",\t \"data\": { \"date\": {{ payload }}\t}", "dataType": "jsonata", "mergecontext": "", "output_location": "", "output_location_type": "none", "mustacheAltTags": false, "x": 920, "y": 1940, "wires": [ [] ] }, { "id": "ec6b4330.077a3", "type": "server", "name": "Home Assistant", "legacy": false, "addon": true, "rejectUnauthorizedCerts": true, "ha_boolean": "y|yes|true|on|home|open", "connectionDelay": true, "cacheJson": true } ]

Flow:

[
    {
        "id": "b26ea565.129378",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "a318c51d.29a138",
        "name": "",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "payload"
            },
            {
                "p": "topic",
                "vt": "str"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "",
        "payload": 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        "payloadType": "json",
        "x": 290,
        "y": 1940,
        "wires": [
            [
                "73188c9.19ebf74"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "73188c9.19ebf74",
        "type": "change",
        "z": "a318c51d.29a138",
        "name": "topic = Restavfall",
        "rules": [
            {
                "t": "set",
                "p": "topic",
                "pt": "msg",
                "to": "Restavfall",
                "tot": "str"
            }
        ],
        "action": "",
        "property": "",
        "from": "",
        "to": "",
        "reg": false,
        "x": 470,
        "y": 1940,
        "wires": [
            [
                "cc42ae3.94b225"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "cc42ae3.94b225",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "a318c51d.29a138",
        "name": "",
        "func": "var now = new Date();\n\nvar data = msg.payload;\nif(!data || !Array.isArray(data) || !data.length) {\n    node.warn(\"no data\");\n    return null; //halt flow\n}\n\n//filter the data to today or later AND where name == topic\nvar filtered = data.filter(e => new Date(e.date) >= now && e.name == msg.topic )\n\n//a compare function\nfunction compare( a, b ) {\n  if ( a.date < b.date ) return -1;\n  if ( a.date > b.date ) return 1;\n  return 0;\n}\n//sort data using the compare function\nvar dataSorted = filtered.sort(compare);\n\n//grab the top (earliest) entry - put it in payload\nmsg.payload = dataSorted[0];\n\nreturn msg;",
        "outputs": 1,
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "x": 680,
        "y": 1940,
        "wires": [
            [
                "64fdab26.eb51b4",
                "306e99af.fcfc56",
                "b10b1e1e.bb47f"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "b10b1e1e.bb47f",
        "type": "api-call-service",
        "z": "a318c51d.29a138",
        "name": "Restavfall",
        "server": "ec6b4330.077a3",
        "version": 1,
        "debugenabled": false,
        "service_domain": "input_datetime",
        "service": "set_datetime",
        "entityId": "input_datetime.hra_restavfall",
        "data": "{\t   \"entity_id\": \"input_datetime.hra_restavfall\",\t   \"data\": {    \"date\": {{ payload }}\t}",
        "dataType": "jsonata",
        "mergecontext": "",
        "output_location": "",
        "output_location_type": "none",
        "mustacheAltTags": false,
        "x": 920,
        "y": 1940,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "ec6b4330.077a3",
        "type": "server",
        "name": "Home Assistant",
        "legacy": false,
        "addon": true,
        "rejectUnauthorizedCerts": true,
        "ha_boolean": "y|yes|true|on|home|open",
        "connectionDelay": true,
        "cacheJson": true
    }
]

You have the data field type set to jsonata: expression but are trying to use mustache templates which only work when it is set to json. Also, the date property should be one level up.

https://zachowj.github.io/node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket/guide/call-service.html

JSONata

{
   "date": payload
}

JSON

{
   "date": {{ payload }}
}
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Thanks for helping