JSON Parse tasks parse a JSON payload and extract a value at a given keypath.

Parameters

• data: the JSON string. Can be:
  • string
  • byte array
• path: the keypath to extract. Must be a comma-delimited list of keys.
• lax (optional): if false (or omitted), and the keypath doesn't exist, the task will error. If true, the task will return nil to the next task.

Outputs

The value at the provided keypath.

Example

my_json_task [type="jsonparse"
              data="$(http_fetch_result)"
              path="data,0,price"]

Given the a data value of

{
    "data": [
        {"price": 123.45},
        {"price": 678.90},
    ]
}

...the above task will return 123.45 (float64).