Read JSON

Read JSON

Type: read-json  ·  Package: JSON Activities v1.0.0  ·  Output: object

Reads a JSON file and returns its contents already structured: a dictionary (object) or a list (array), navigable by its keys and indexes. You don’t need to parse text: the result is ready to use.

How it works

It reads the path file, interprets its JSON, and returns the structure. Then you access the data with expressions: dato["clave"], list[0], etc.

Required parameters

Parameter	Editor	Description
path	expression	JSON file path.

Optional parameters

Ninguno.

Output

Returns a object: a dictionary or a list, depending on the JSON.

Example

Read JSON   path = = asset("config.json")   → output: config
Set Variable   name = timeout   value = = config["timeout"]
Log   message = = "Primer item: " + str(config["items"][0]["nombre"])

JSON from an API?

If the JSON comes in the response of an HTTP request, do not write it to a file to read it: it is already parsed in respuesta.Body. Read JSON is for JSON saved in files.

Related activities

• Write JSON — save a value as JSON.
• HTTP GET — receive JSON from an API.