type
utilityReturns the type name of a value
Syntax
type(value) Parameters
value (any) The value to check the type of
Returns
string The type name (e.g., "number", "string", "array", "object", "null", "boolean")
Examples
Check type of a number
Input:
123 | type Output:
"number" Check type of a string
Input:
"hello" | type Output:
"string" Add type information to data
Input:
map({field: .value, type: (.value | type)}) Output:
[{field: 42, type: "number"}]The type() function returns a string representing the type of a value.
Usage
Use type() to validate data types, filter by type, or debug data processing pipelines.