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Version: v4.27

parse_json

Parses a string as a JSON value.

parse_json(input:string) -> any

Description​

The parse_json function parses a string as a JSON value.

input: string​

The string to parse.

Examples​

Parse a JSON record​

from { input = R#"{ a = 42, b = "text"}"# }
output = input.parse_json()
{
  input: "{ a = 42, b = \"text\"}",
  output: {
    a: 42,
    b: "text"
  }
}

Parse a JSON list​

from { input = "[0,1]" }
output = input.parse_json()
{
  input: "[0,1]",
  output: [0, 1]
}