---
acl_categories:
- '@json'
- '@read'
- '@slow'
arguments:
- name: key
  type: key
- name: indent
  optional: true
  token: INDENT
  type: string
- name: newline
  optional: true
  token: NEWLINE
  type: string
- name: space
  optional: true
  token: SPACE
  type: string
- multiple: true
  name: path
  optional: true
  type: string
categories:
- docs
- develop
- stack
- oss
- rs
- rc
- oss
- kubernetes
- clients
complexity: O(N) when path is evaluated to a single value where N is the size of the
  value, O(N) when path is evaluated to multiple values, where N is the size of the
  key
description: Gets the value at one or more paths in JSON serialized form
group: json
hidden: false
linkTitle: JSON.GET
module: JSON
railroad_diagram: /images/railroad/json.get.svg
since: 1.0.0
stack_path: docs/data-types/json
summary: Gets the value at one or more paths in JSON serialized form
syntax_fmt: "JSON.GET key [INDENT\_indent] [NEWLINE\_newline] [SPACE\_space] [path\n\
  \  [path ...]]"
title: JSON.GET
---
Return the value at `path` in JSON serialized form

[Examples](#examples)

## Required arguments

<details open><summary><code>key</code></summary> 

is key to parse.
</details>

## Optional arguments

<details open><summary><code>path</code></summary> 

is JSONPath to specify. Default is root `$`. JSON.GET accepts multiple `path` arguments.

{{% alert title="Note" color="warning" %}}

When using a single JSONPath, the root of the matching values is a JSON string with a top-level **array** of serialized JSON value. 
In contrast, a legacy path returns a single value.

When using multiple JSONPath arguments, the root of the matching values is a JSON string with a top-level **object**, with each object value being a top-level array of serialized JSON value.
In contrast, if all paths are legacy paths, each object value is a single serialized JSON value.
If there are multiple paths that include both legacy path and JSONPath, the returned value conforms to the JSONPath version (an array of values).

{{% /alert %}}

</details>

<details open><summary><code>INDENT</code></summary> 

sets the indentation string for nested levels.
</details>

<details open><summary><code>NEWLINE</code></summary> 

sets the string that's printed at the end of each line.
</details>

<details open><summary><code>SPACE</code></summary> 

sets the string that's put between a key and a value.
</details>
 
Produce pretty-formatted JSON with `redis-cli` by following this example:

{{< highlight bash >}}
~/$ redis-cli --raw
redis> JSON.GET myjsonkey INDENT "\t" NEWLINE "\n" SPACE " " path.to.value[1]
{{< / highlight >}}

## Examples

<details open>
<summary><b>Return the value at <code>path</code> in JSON serialized form</b></summary>

Create a JSON document.

{{< highlight bash >}}
redis> JSON.SET doc $ '{"a":2, "b": 3, "nested": {"a": 4, "b": null}}'
OK
{{< / highlight >}}

With a single JSONPath (JSON array bulk string):

{{< highlight bash >}}
redis>  JSON.GET doc $..b
"[3,null]"
{{< / highlight >}}

Using multiple paths with at least one JSONPath returns a JSON string with a top-level object with an array of JSON values per path:

{{< highlight bash >}}
redis> JSON.GET doc ..a $..b
"{\"$..b\":[3,null],\"..a\":[2,4]}"
{{< / highlight >}}
</details>

## Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

| Redis<br />Software | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style="min-width: 9em; display: table-cell">Notes</span> |
|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|
| <span title="Supported">&#x2705; Supported</span><br /> | <span title="Supported">&#x2705; Flexible & Annual</span><br /><span title="Supported">&#x2705; Free & Fixed</nobr></span> |  |

## Return information

{{< multitabs id="json-get-return-info"
    tab1="RESP2"
    tab2="RESP3" >}}

[Bulk string reply]({{< relref "/develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings" >}}): a JSON-encoded string representing the value(s) at the specified path(s).

With a single path, returns the JSON serialization of the value at that path.
With multiple paths, returns a JSON object where each key is a path and each value is an array of JSON serializations.

-tab-sep-

[Bulk string reply]({{< relref "/develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings" >}}): a JSON-encoded string with a top-level array containing the value(s) at the specified path(s).

With a single path using `$` (default in RESP3), returns a JSON array containing the serialized value.
With multiple paths, returns a JSON object where each key is a path and each value is an array of JSON serializations.

{{< /multitabs >}}

## See also

[`JSON.SET`]({{< relref "commands/json.set/" >}}) | [`JSON.MGET`]({{< relref "commands/json.mget/" >}}) 

## Related topics

* [RedisJSON]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/json/" >}})
* [Index and search JSON documents]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/indexing/" >}})