{"id":12048,"date":"2023-11-03T19:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T02:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/?page_id=12048"},"modified":"2023-11-03T19:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T02:38:22","slug":"mysql-json_extract","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/mysql-json\/mysql-json_extract\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL JSON_EXTRACT() Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the MySQL <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function to retrieve data from a JSON document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to the MySQL JSON_EXTRACT() function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function allows you to extract data from a JSON document based on the specified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/mysql-json\/mysql-json-path\/\">JSON paths<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the syntax of the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">JSON_EXTRACT(json_doc, path&#91;, path] \u2026)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>json_doc<\/code>: This is the JSON document from which you want to extract data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>path<\/code>: This is the path expression that specifies the location of the data in the JSON document you want to extract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function returns the values that match the paths. If multiple paths match, it returns an array that wraps the matched values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the path expression doesn&#8217;t locate any element in the <code>json_doc<\/code>, the function returns <code>NULL<\/code>. If any argument argument is <code>NULL<\/code>, the function also returns <code>NULL<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MySQL JSON_EXTRACT() function examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take some examples of using the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Extracting single values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function to extract the value associated with the name key from the JSON document:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  JSON_EXTRACT(\n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"name\": \"John\", \"age\": 25}'<\/span>, \n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.name'<\/span>\n  ) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">name<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------+<\/span>\n| name   |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------+<\/span>\n| \"John\" |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------+<\/span>\n1 row in <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">set<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-number\">0.00<\/span> sec)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Extracting array elements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function to extract an array element at index 1:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  JSON_EXTRACT(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'&#91;10, 20, 30]'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$&#91;1]'<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">result<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The $[1] specifies the element at index 1 which is the second element. Therefore, the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function returns 20:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| JSON_EXTRACT('&#91;10, 20, 30]', '$&#91;1]') |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| 20                                   |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------------------------------------+<\/span>\n1 row in <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">set<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-number\">0.00<\/span> sec)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Extracting nested values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function to extract nested values by specifying multiple levels of keys in the path:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  JSON_EXTRACT(\n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"person\": {\"name\": \"Jane\", \"age\": 25}}'<\/span>, \n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.person.name'<\/span>\n  ) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">name<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------+<\/span>\n| name    |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------+<\/span>\n| \"Jane\"  |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------+<\/span>\n1 row in <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">set<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-number\">0.00<\/span> sec)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Handling non-existent paths<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function to extract data from a path that does not locate any element in the JSON document:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  JSON_EXTRACT(\n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"name\": \"John\", \"age\": 28}'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.address.city'<\/span>\n  ) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">result<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>It returns <code>NULL<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------+<\/span>\n| result |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------+<\/span>\n| NULL   |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------+<\/span>\n1 row in <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">set<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-number\">0.00<\/span> sec)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5) Using the MySQL JSON_EXTRACT() function with table data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll use the <code>products<\/code> table from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/getting-started-with-mysql\/mysql-sample-database\/\">sample database<\/a> for the demonstration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/products.svg\" alt=\"MySQL JSON_EXTRACT() Function\" class=\"wp-image-10788\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/mysql-basics\/mysql-create-table\/\">create a new table<\/a> called <code>product_prices<\/code> with two columns <code>id<\/code> and <code>data<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> product_prices(\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">KEY<\/span>,\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">data<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JSON<\/span>\n);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Second, create JSON documents from the data in the <code>products<\/code> table and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysqltutorial.org\/mysql-basics\/mysql-insert-into-select\/\">insert<\/a> them into the <code>product_prices<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> product_prices(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">data<\/span>)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  JSON_OBJECT(\n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'productName'<\/span>, productName, \n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'buyPrice'<\/span>, buyPrice, \n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'msrp'<\/span>, msrp\n   )\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> products;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Third, select data from the <code>product_prices<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> product_prices;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Partial Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| id  | data                                                                                             |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n|   1 | {\"msrp\": 95.70, \"buyPrice\": 48.81, \"productName\": \"1969 Harley Davidson Ultimate Chopper\"}       |\n|   2 | {\"msrp\": 214.30, \"buyPrice\": 98.58, \"productName\": \"1952 Alpine Renault 1300\"}                   |\n|   3 | {\"msrp\": 118.94, \"buyPrice\": 68.99, \"productName\": \"1996 Moto Guzzi 1100i\"}                      |\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Finally, extract the product name, buy price, and  MSRP from the JSON documents in the <code>data<\/code> column of the <code>product_prices<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-14\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  JSON_EXTRACT(\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">data<\/span>, \n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.productName'<\/span>, \n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.buyPrice'<\/span>, \n    <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.msrp'<\/span>\n  ) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">data<\/span> \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> \n  product_prices;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-14\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-15\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------------------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| data                                                          |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------------------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| &#91;\"1969 Harley Davidson Ultimate Chopper\", 48.81, 95.70]       |\n| &#91;\"1952 Alpine Renault 1300\", 98.58, 214.30]                   |\n| &#91;\"1996 Moto Guzzi 1100i\", 68.99, 118.94]                      |\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-15\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Since we use multiple paths, the function returns the matched values wrapped in an array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The -&gt; operator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>-&gt;<\/code> operator is a shorthand for the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function when used with two arguments: a column identifier on the left and a JSON path on the right:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-16\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">column_name -&gt; path<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-16\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>For example, we can extract the product name from the data column of the <code>product_prices<\/code> table as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-17\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">data<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.productName'<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> \n  product_prices;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-17\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-18\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-----------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| data -&gt; '$.productName'                       |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-----------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| \"1969 Harley Davidson Ultimate Chopper\"       |\n| \"1952 Alpine Renault 1300\"                    |\n| \"1996 Moto Guzzi 1100i\"                       |\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-18\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To remove the quotes from the result, you use the <code>JSON_UNQUOTE()<\/code> function:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-19\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  JSON_UNQUOTE(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">data<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.productName'<\/span>) productName \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> \n  product_prices;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-19\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-20\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| productName                                 |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| 1969 Harley Davidson Ultimate Chopper       |\n| 1952 Alpine Renault 1300                    |\n| 1996 Moto Guzzi 1100i                       |\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-20\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The -&gt;&gt; operator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>-&gt;&gt;<\/code> operator is equivalent to either one of the following function calls:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-21\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">JSON_UNQUOTE(column-&gt;path)\nJSON_UNQUOTE(JSON_EXTRACT(column, path))<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-21\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-22\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">data<\/span> -&gt;&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.productName'<\/span> productName \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> \n  product_prices;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-22\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-23\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| productName                                 |\n+<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------------------------------------+<\/span>\n| 1969 Harley Davidson Ultimate Chopper       |\n| 1952 Alpine Renault 1300                    |\n| 1996 Moto Guzzi 1100i                       |\n...<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-23\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <code>JSON_EXTRACT()<\/code> function to extract values from a JSON document and return the 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