Paste JSON and click any value to get its JSONPath or dot-notation path for use in code or queries.
JSON Path Finder maps a value inside pasted JSON to the sequence of object names and array indexes needed to reach it. After the JSON is parsed, clicking a displayed value produces its location in JSONPath or dot-notation form, making deeply nested data easier to address in code and query tools. The important distinction is that the result identifies the clicked location, not every occurrence of the same value. Two identical strings in different branches therefore have different paths.
Paste a complete, valid JSON value, then select a value in the displayed hierarchy. The resulting path starts from the document root and follows each containing object member or array position until it reaches that selection. Object members contribute their property names. Array elements contribute zero-based indexes, so the first element is addressed with index 0.
JSONPath uses a root marker and a sequence of member or index selectors. Dot notation presents ordinary property names as dotted segments, while array positions remain indexed. Property names containing spaces, punctuation, or other characters that cannot form a plain dotted segment require a bracketed representation. Treat the displayed path as syntax, not as a copy of the selected value.
No. The path describes the particular node selected in the pasted document. If the same string, number, boolean, or null appears elsewhere, those occurrences have their own locations. Finding all matching values requires a query with wildcard, recursive, or filter behavior supported by the destination JSONPath implementation, rather than the concrete location produced from one click.
Not necessarily. JSONPath is a query syntax and is not a native JavaScript expression, so a JSONPath evaluator is normally needed for a path beginning at the JSONPath root. A dot-notation result may resemble JavaScript property access, but it still needs an object expression and valid handling for property names that require brackets or quoting.
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