{"id":3455,"date":"2024-05-01T16:46:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T09:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/?page_id=3455"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T09:46:16","slug":"sqlite-json-operators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/sqlite-json-functions\/sqlite-json-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"SQLite JSON Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the SQLite JSON operators including <code>-><\/code> and <code>->><\/code> to extract subcomponents of JSON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to the SQLite JSON operators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting from version <code>3.38.0<\/code>, SQLite supports the JSON operators <code>-><\/code> and <code>->><\/code> for extracting subcomponents of JSON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the syntax of the <code>-><\/code> and <code>->><\/code> operators:<\/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 -&gt; path\njson -&gt;&gt; path<\/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>First, specify a JSON string or JSONB on the left side of the operator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second, specify a JSON path expression on the right side of the operator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Both <code>-><\/code> and <code>->><\/code> operators select subcomponents of JSON specified by the JSON path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>-><\/code> operator returns a JSON representation whereas the <code>->><\/code> operator returns the SQL representation of the subcomponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to notice that the -> and ->> operators are different from the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/sqlite-json-functions\/sqlite-json_extract-function\/\">json_extract()<\/a><\/code> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>json_extract()<\/code> function returns JSON value if the subcomponent is a JSON array or object, and SQL value if the subcomponent is JSON null, string, or number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SQLite JSON operator examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take some examples of using the JSON operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Extracting scalar values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>-><\/code> operator to extract the name from JSON:<\/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> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"name\": \"Joe\"}'<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.name'<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">name<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">name\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-----<\/span>\n\"Joe\"<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this example, the JSON path <code>$.name<\/code> selects the name property of the top-level object of JSON. The returned value is a JSON value denoted by the double quotes (<code>\"<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>->><\/code> operator to extract the name from JSON:<\/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> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"name\": \"Joe\"}'<\/span> -&gt;&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.name'<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">name<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">name\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">----<\/span>\nJoe<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The return value is an SQL value that is not surrounded by double quotes (&#8220;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Extracting JSON arrays<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>-><\/code> operator to extract a JSON array from JSON:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"name\": \"Jane\", \"skills\": &#91;\"SQL\",\"SQLite\",\"Python\"]}'<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.skills'<\/span> skills;<\/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\">skills\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------------------<\/span>\n&#91;\"SQL\",\"SQLite\",\"Python\"]<\/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<p>The return value is a JSON array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>->><\/code> operator to extract an array from JSON:<\/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  <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"name\": \"Jane\", \"skills\": &#91;\"SQL\",\"SQLite\",\"Python\"]}'<\/span> -&gt;&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.skills'<\/span> skills;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">skills\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------------------<\/span>\n&#91;\"SQL\",\"SQLite\",\"Python\"]<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The return value is an SQL value of the text type even though it looks like a JSON value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Extracting JSON objects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>-><\/code> operator to extract an object from JSON:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\n   \"name\": \"Jane\",\n   \"phones\": {\n      \"work\": \"(408)-111-2222\",\n      \"home\": \"(408)-111-3333\"\n   }\n}'<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.phones'<\/span> phones;<\/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>Output:<\/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\">phones\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------------------------------------------<\/span>\n{\"work\":\"(408)-111-2222\",\"home\":\"(408)-111-3333\"}<\/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>The extracted value is a JSON object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>->><\/code> operator to extract an object from JSON:<\/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-string\">'{\n   \"name\": \"Jane\",\n   \"phones\": {\n      \"work\": \"(408)-111-2222\",\n      \"home\": \"(408)-111-3333\"\n   }\n}'<\/span> -&gt;&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.phones'<\/span> phones;<\/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>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\">phones\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------------------------------------------<\/span>\n{\"work\":\"(408)-111-2222\",\"home\":\"(408)-111-3333\"}<\/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>The extracted value is a text string.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Using SQLite JSON operators with table data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/sqlite-create-table\/\">create a table<\/a> called <code>user_settings<\/code>:<\/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\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> user_settings(\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INTEGER<\/span> PRIMARY <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">KEY<\/span>,\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">settings<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">TEXT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-literal\">NULL<\/span>\n);<\/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>Second, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlitetutorial.net\/sqlite-insert\/\">insert rows<\/a> into the <code>user_settings<\/code> table:<\/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-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> user_settings (<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">settings<\/span>) \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span> \n(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"user_id\": 1, \"preferences\": {\"theme\": \"dark\", \"font_size\": 14}, \"notifications\": {\"email\": true, \"sms\": false}, \"languages\": &#91;\"en\", \"es\"]}'<\/span>),\n(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"user_id\": 2, \"preferences\": {\"theme\": \"light\", \"font_size\": 12}, \"notifications\": {\"email\": true, \"sms\": true}, \"languages\": &#91;\"en\", \"de\"]}'<\/span>),\n(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'{\"user_id\": 3, \"preferences\": {\"theme\": \"dark\", \"font_size\": 16}, \"notifications\": {\"email\": false, \"sms\": false}, \"languages\": &#91;\"jp\", \"cn\"]}'<\/span>);<\/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>Third, use the <code>-><\/code> operator to extract <code>user_id<\/code> from the <code>settings<\/code> column:<\/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\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">settings<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.user_id'<\/span> user_id\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> user_settings;<\/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>Output:<\/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\">user_id\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------<\/span>\n1\n2\n3<\/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>Fourth, use the <code>-><\/code> operator to extract the <code>preferences<\/code> property:<\/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-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">settings<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.preferences'<\/span> preferences\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> user_settings;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-18\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-19\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">preferences\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">--------------------------------<\/span>\n{\"theme\":\"dark\",\"font_size\":14}\n{\"theme\":\"light\",\"font_size\":12}\n{\"theme\":\"dark\",\"font_size\":16}<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-19\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Fifth, use the <code>-><\/code> operator to extract the <code>languages<\/code> as a JSON array:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-20\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">settings<\/span> -&gt; <span class=\"hljs-string\">'$.languages'<\/span> languages\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> user_settings;<\/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<p>Output:<\/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\">languages\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-----------<\/span>\n&#91;\"en\",\"es\"]\n&#91;\"en\",\"de\"]\n&#91;\"jp\",\"cn\"]<\/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>Sixth, retrieve the user settings whose language has the word en:<\/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\">settings<\/span> -&gt; 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