Intro

JSON is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays (or other serializable values). It is a common data format with diverse uses in electronic data interchange, including that of web applications with servers.

Standards

• Official Internet standard: RFC-7159 and obsoleted by RCF-8259

Tools

• jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/

• sudo yum install -y jq

Query / Filter Syntax

The query is formatted using JMESPath, which is a standard query language for JSON requests. You can learn more about this powerful filter language at http://jmespath.org/