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json_extract_path_text

Extracts JSON sub-object at the specified path as text.

Signatures & examples

json_extract_path_text ( from_json json, VARIADIC path_elems text[] ) → text

Extracts JSON sub-object at the specified path as text. (This is functionally equivalent to the #>> operator.)

json_extract_path_text('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"foo"}}', 'f4', 'f6') → foo

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Definition snapshot: 2026-09-14T13:14:25.684213+00:00@99e6866c · English manual source