JSON Query
I'm working on a tool that will probably involve querying JSON documents and I'm asking myself how to expose that functionality to my users. I like the power of `jq` and the fact that LLMs are proficient at it, but I find it right out impossible to come up with the right `jq` incantations myself. Has anyone here been in a similar situation? Which tool / language did you end up exposing to your users?
JSON Query launched on October 27, 2025 with 154 votes, #186 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
JSON Query is a tool for querying JSON documents that addresses the challenge of writing complex jq syntax. It leverages the fact that large language models are proficient with jq, making it easier for developers who struggle with crafting correct query syntax themselves. The tool is designed for developers and builders who need to extract and filter data from JSON but find traditional jq commands difficult to compose manually.
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From the sources
- Ultrafast, handle multiple 100MB JSON files with no issues on a low-end machine - Fully native, under 6MB and barely any memory footprint - Natural language querying so you don't have to remember jq syntax, but full jq for if you just want to import those workflows - Share, merge, backup, import, all with just 1 file and no account - No ads, no trackers, no analytics. Everything stays private. Only your JSON schema is used to process NL queries, but your JSON data stays private - Query history
JSON Query - a small, flexible, and expandable JSON query language
A function is defined as a function name followed by comma separated arguments wrapped in round brackets. it is important to understand functions like filter , sort , and max are executed as a method in a chain: the operation is applied to the data input, and forwarded to the next method in the chain (if any). sort(.address.city, "asc") filter(.age >= 21) | sort(.age, "asc") Documentation: Functions JSON Query supports all basic operators . Operators must have both a left and right hand side. To override the default precedence, an operator can be wrapped in parentheses (...) . .age >= 18 filter(.age >= 18 and .age <= 65) Documentation: Operators A pipe is an array containing a series of…from jsonquerylang.org
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