Converts a JSON-formatted string to a custom object or a hash table.
Syntax Default (Default)ConvertFrom-Json
[-InputObject] <String>
[-AsHashtable]
[-DateKind <JsonDateKind>]
[-Depth <Int32>]
[-NoEnumerate]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The ConvertFrom-Json
cmdlet converts a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) formatted string to a custom PSObject or Hashtable object that has a property for each field in the JSON string. JSON is commonly used by web sites to provide a textual representation of objects. The cmdlet adds the properties to the new object as it processes each line of the JSON string.
The JSON standard allows duplicate key names, which are prohibited in PSObject and Hashtable types. For example, if the JSON string contains duplicate keys, only the last key is used by this cmdlet. See other examples below.
To generate a JSON string from any object, use the ConvertTo-Json
cmdlet.
This cmdlet was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Note
In Windows PowerShell 5.1, ConvertFrom-Json
returned an error when it encountered a JSON comment. In PowerShell 6 and higher, the cmdlet supports JSON with comments. JSON comments aren't captured in the objects output by the cmdlet. For more information, see the JSON comments section of the about_Comments article.
This command uses the ConvertTo-Json
and ConvertFrom-Json
cmdlets to convert a DateTime object from the Get-Date
cmdlet to a JSON object then to a PSCustomObject.
Get-Date | Select-Object -Property * | ConvertTo-Json | ConvertFrom-Json
DisplayHint : 2
DateTime : Monday, January 29, 2024 3:10:26 PM
Date : 1/29/2024 12:00:00 AM
Day : 29
DayOfWeek : 1
DayOfYear : 29
Hour : 15
Kind : 2
Millisecond : 931
Microsecond : 47
Nanosecond : 600
Minute : 10
Month : 1
Second : 26
Ticks : 638421378269310476
TimeOfDay : @{Ticks=546269310476; Days=0; Hours=15; Milliseconds=931; Microseconds=47;
Nanoseconds=600; Minutes=10; Seconds=26; TotalDays=0.632256146384259;
TotalHours=15.1741475132222; TotalMilliseconds=54626931.0476;
TotalMicroseconds=54626931047.6; TotalNanoseconds=54626931047600;
TotalMinutes=910.448850793333; TotalSeconds=54626.9310476}
Year : 2024
The example uses the Select-Object
cmdlet to get all of the properties of the DateTime object. It uses the ConvertTo-Json
cmdlet to convert the DateTime object to a string formatted as a JSON object and the ConvertFrom-Json
cmdlet to convert the JSON-formatted string to a PSCustomObject object.
This command uses the Invoke-WebRequest
cmdlet to get JSON strings from a web service and then it uses the ConvertFrom-Json
cmdlet to convert JSON content to objects that can be managed in PowerShell.
# Ensures that Invoke-WebRequest uses TLS 1.2
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
$j = Invoke-WebRequest 'https://api.github.com/repos/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues' |
ConvertFrom-Json
You can also use the Invoke-RestMethod
cmdlet, which automatically converts JSON content to objects.
This example shows how to use the ConvertFrom-Json
cmdlet to convert a JSON file to a PowerShell custom object.
Get-Content -Raw JsonFile.json | ConvertFrom-Json
The command uses Get-Content cmdlet to get the strings in a JSON file. The Raw parameter returns the whole file as a single JSON object. Then it uses the pipeline operator to send the delimited string to the ConvertFrom-Json
cmdlet, which converts it to a custom object.
This command shows an example where the -AsHashtable
switch can overcome limitations of the command.
'{ "key":"value1", "Key":"value2" }' | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable
The JSON string contains two key value pairs with keys that differ only in casing. Without the switch, the command would have thrown an error.
Example 5: Round-trip a single element arrayThis command shows an example where the -NoEnumerate
switch is used to round-trip a single element JSON array.
Write-Output "With -NoEnumerate: $('[1]' | ConvertFrom-Json -NoEnumerate |
ConvertTo-Json -Compress)"
Write-Output "Without -NoEnumerate: $('[1]' | ConvertFrom-Json |
ConvertTo-Json -Compress)"
With -NoEnumerate: [1]
Without -NoEnumerate: 1
The JSON string contains an array with a single element. Without the switch, converting the JSON to a PSObject and then converting it back with the ConvertTo-Json
command results in a single integer.
Converts the JSON to a hash table object. This switch was introduced in PowerShell 6.0. Starting with PowerShell 7.3, the object is an OrderedHashtable and preserves the ordering of the keys from the JSON. In prior versions, the object is a Hashtable.
There are several scenarios where it can overcome some limitations of the ConvertFrom-Json
cmdlet.
project.lock.json
files.Specifies the method used when parsing date time values in the JSON string. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
Default
Local
Utc
Offset
String
For information about how these values affect conversion, see the details in the NOTES.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 7.5.
Parameter properties Type: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.JsonDateKind Default value: Default Accepted values: Default, Local, Utc, Offset, String Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False Parameter sets (All) Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False -DepthGets or sets the maximum depth the JSON input is allowed to have. The default is 1024.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 6.2.
Parameter properties Type: Int32 Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False Parameter sets (All) Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False -InputObjectSpecifies the JSON strings to convert to JSON objects. Enter a variable that contains the string, or type a command or expression that gets the string. You can also pipe a string to ConvertFrom-Json
.
The InputObject parameter is required, but its value can be an empty string. When the input object is an empty string, ConvertFrom-Json
doesn't generate any output. The InputObject value can't be $null
.
Specifies that output isn't enumerated.
Setting this parameter causes arrays to be sent as a single object instead of sending every element separately. This guarantees that JSON can be round-tripped via ConvertTo-Json
.
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs StringYou can pipe a JSON string to ConvertFrom-Json
.
This cmdlet is implemented using Newtonsoft Json.NET.
Beginning in PowerShell 6, ConvertTo-Json
attempts to convert strings formatted as timestamps to DateTime values.
PowerShell 7.5 added the DateKind parameter, which allows you to control how timestamp string are converted. The parameter accepts the following values:
Default
- Converts the timestamp to a [datetime]
instance according to the following rules:
Z
, the Json.NET serializer converts the timestamp to a UTC value.+02:00
, the offset is converted to the caller's configured time zone. The default output formatting doesn't indicate the original time zone offset.Local
- Converts the timestamp to a [datetime]
instance in the local time. If the timestamp includes a UTC offset, the offset is converted to the caller's configured time zone. The default output formatting doesn't indicate the original time zone offset.Utc
- Converts the value to a [datetime]
instance in UTC time.Offset
- Converts the timestamp to a [DateTimeOffset]
instance with the timezone offset of the original string preserved in that instance. If the raw string did not contain a timezone offset, the DateTimeOffset value will be specified in the local timezone.String
- Preserves the value the [string]
instance. This ensures that any custom parsing logic can be applied to the raw string value.The PSObject type maintains the order of the properties as presented in the JSON string. Beginning with PowerShell 7.3, The AsHashtable parameter creates an OrderedHashtable. The key-value pairs are added in the order presented in the JSON string. The OrderedHashtable preserves that order.
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