fromjson

string

Parses a JSON string into a value

Syntax

fromjson(string)

string (string)

The JSON string to parse

any

Parsed value from JSON

Input:

fromjson("{\"name\":\"Alice\"}")

Output:

{name: "Alice"}

Input:

fromjson("[1,2,3]")

Output:

[1, 2, 3]

Input:

"{\"x\":1}" | fromjson

Output:

{x: 1}

The fromjson() function parses a JSON string and converts it back to its original data structure (object, array, or primitive value).

Use fromjson() for parsing JSON API responses, deserializing stored data, or processing JSON-formatted strings in your data pipeline.