jq

Command-line JSON processor — parse APIs and config files

🐧 Linux🍎 Mac🪟 Windows

Reviewed: 2026-06|Tested on: Kubernetes 1.29 · Terraform 1.8 · Ubuntu 22.04

What is this?

jq filters and transforms JSON — essential for parsing API responses in shell scripts.

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Step 01

Install jq

Linux

1sudo apt-get install -y jq

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Step 02

Linux

1echo '{"name":"dev"}' | jq '.name'
2curl -s api.github.com/repos/user/repo | jq '.stargazers_count'

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Step 03

Linux

1jq --version