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jq

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DeveloperStephen Dolan (original author); maintained by the jqlang community
SubcategoryCommand-Line JSON Processing Tool
Version1.8.2
Rating0.0 / 5 (0 reviews)
PriceFree
Overview
Summaryjq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor, like sed for JSON data.
Requirements
Operating system
LinuxmacOSWindows
Devices
DesktopServer
ProcessorAMD64, ARM64 (Windows ARM64 and Docker arm/v7 also supported)
Programming languages
C#
Pricing
LicenseMIT (code); CC-BY-3.0 (documentation)
License detailsMIT License for source code; Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 for documentation; bundles the decNumber library under the ICU License.
AvailabilityPublic / Open Source
Features
Key features
  • JSON slicing, filtering, mapping, and transformation
  • portable C implementation with zero runtime dependencies
  • standalone single-binary distribution
  • online playground
  • jq filter language
Use cases
  • Parsing and transforming JSON in shell scripts and pipelines
  • API response processing
  • data extraction and reformatting
  • command-line data analysis
Audience
Target audienceDevelopers, DevOps engineers, system administrators, data engineers
Integration complexityLow
Deployment
API integration
Open source
Self-hosting
Getting started
Installjqlang.org/download
Demoplay.jqlang.org
Documentationjqlang.org/manual
Resources
Websitejqlang.org
Source codegithub.com/jqlang/jq
GitHubgithub.com/jqlang/jq