JSON Pointer Value Extractor
Extract a precise value from JSON using RFC 6901 pointers, including escaped slash and tilde keys and array indexes.
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How to use JSON Pointer Value Extractor
- Paste a JSON document and enter a pointer such as /user/roles/0.
- Use ~1 for a slash inside a key and ~0 for a literal tilde.
- Extract the selected JSON value or inspect a missing-path error.
Address one location unambiguously
A pointer is a sequence of slash-delimited reference tokens. Array indexes are zero-based, while object keys are interpreted literally after pointer unescaping. The empty string selects the whole document, and a single slash selects an empty-string property name. The result remains valid JSON, including quotes around a selected string.
Do not confuse a pointer with a query language
This tool does not evaluate scripts, wildcards or filters. It accepts the plain pointer form, not a URI fragment beginning with #. Array leading zeros and the append dash token are rejected for reading. A pointer that is syntactically valid can still fail because its path is absent or passes through a primitive value.
Example input
{"user":{"name":"Ada","roles":["admin","editor"]},"a/b":{"m~n":42}}Why are strings returned with quotes?
The output is a JSON value. Quotes distinguish a string from another JSON type and preserve an exact copyable representation.
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