jq Helper – Transform, Filter & Reshape JSON with jq
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Run any jq 1.8 program over JSON and get the results back as a dataset. Paste inline JSON or JSONL, or point it at another Actor's dataset to add a transform step to a pipeline: map, select, flatten, rename keys, group_by, reduce, unique_by. Inline runs are free. Nothing to install.
You can access the jq Helper – Transform, Filter & Reshape JSON with jq programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token5const client = new ApifyClient({6 token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',7});8
9// Prepare Actor input10const input = {11 "filter": "{name, isAdult: (.age >= 18)}",12 "jsonInput": "[{\"name\": \"alice\", \"age\": 30}, {\"name\": \"bob\", \"age\": 16}]"13};14
15// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish16const run = await client.actor("rl1987/jq-helper").call(input);17
18// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)19console.log('Results from dataset');20console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);21const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();22items.forEach((item) => {23 console.dir(item);24});25
26// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docsThe Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use jq Helper – Transform, Filter & Reshape JSON with jq API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
$npm install apify-clientOther API clients include: