JSONPath Basics

JsonPath is a simple and powerful tool for extracting specific data from JSON documents. It is a query language that allows you to navigate through the JSON structure and access the values you need.

JsonPath uses a dot notation syntax, allowing you to specify the path to the desired value.

The most important symbols used in a JSONPath

Example JSON

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Wooden Gloves"      
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Fresh Wood"
    }
  ]
}

Example JSONPath

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Wooden Gloves"      
},
{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Fresh Wood"
}

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Wooden Gloves"      
}

[
  "Wooden Gloves", 
  "Fresh Wood" 
]

"Wooden Gloves"

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Wooden Gloves"      
}

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Fresh Wood"
}

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Wooden Gloves"      
},
{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Fresh Wood"
}

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Fresh Wood"
}

Helpful links

A simple JSONPath sandbox to play around with can be found here and the JSONPath expression definition here