How do I Unnest varchar to json in Athena - sql

I am crawling data from Google Big Query and staging them into Athena.
One of the columns crawled as string, contains json :
{
"key": "Category",
"value": {
"string_value": "something"
}
I need to unnest these and flatten them to be able to use them in a query. I require key and string value (so in my query it will be where Category = something
I have tried the following :
WITH dataset AS (
SELECT cast(json_column as json) as json_column
from "thedatabase"
LIMIT 10
)
SELECT
json_extract_scalar(json_column, '$.value.string_value') AS string_value
FROM dataset
which is returning null.
Casting the json_column as json adds \ into them :
"[{\"key\":\"something\",\"value\":{\"string_value\":\"app\"}}
If I use replace on the json, it doesn't allow me as it's not a varchar object.
So how do I extract the values from the some_column field?

Presto's json_extract_scalar actually supports extracting just from the varchar (string) value :
-- sample data
WITH dataset(json_column) AS (
values ('{
"key": "Category",
"value": {
"string_value": "something"
}}')
)
--query
SELECT
json_extract_scalar(json_column, '$.value.string_value') AS string_value
FROM dataset;
Output:
string_value
something
Casting to json will encode data as json (in case of string you will get a double encoded one), not parse it, use json_parse (in this particular case it is not needed, but there are cases when you will want to use it):
-- query
SELECT
json_extract_scalar(json_parse(json_column), '$.value.string_value') AS string_value
FROM dataset;

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Json Arrays of objects PostgreSQL Table format

I have a JSON file (array of objects) which I have to convert into a table format using a PostgreSQL query.
Follow Sample Data.
"b", "c", "d", "e" are to be extracted as separate tables as they are arrays and in these arrays, there are objects
I have tried using json_populate_recordset() but it only works if I have a single array.
[{a:"1",b:"2"},{a:"10",b:"20"}]
I have referred to some links and codes.
jsonb_array_element example
postgreSQL functions
Expected Output
Sample Data:
{
"b":[
{columnB1:value, columnB2:value},
{columnB1:value, columnB2:value},
],
"c":[
{columnC1:value, columnC2:value, columnC3:value},
{columnC1:value, columnC2:value, columnC3:value},
{columnC1:value, columnC2:value, columnC3:value}
],
"d":[
{columnD1:value, columnD2:value},
{columnD1:value, columnD2:value},
],
"e":[
{columnE1:value, columnE2:value},
]
}
expected output
b should be one table in which columnA1 and columnA2 are displayed with their values.
Similarly table c, d, e with their respective columns and values.
Expected Output
You can use jsonb_to_recordset() but you need to unnest your JSON. You need to do this inline as this is a JSON Processing Function which cannot used derived values.
I am using validated JSON as simplified and formatted at end of this answer
To unnest your JSON use below notation which extracts JSON object field with the given key.
--one level
select '{"a":1}'::json->'a'
result : 1
--two levels
select '{"a":{"b":[2]}}'::json->'a'->'b'
result : [2]
We now expand this to include json_to_recordset()
select * from
json_to_recordset(
'{"a":{"b":[{"f1":2,"f2":4},{"f1":3,"f2":6}]}}'::json->'a'->'b' --inner table b
)
as x("f1" int, "f2" int); --fields from table b
or using json_array_elements. Either way we need to list our fields. With second solution type will be json not int so you cant sum etc
with b as (select json_array_elements('{"a":{"b":[{"f1":2,"f2":4},{"f1":3,"f2":6}]}}'::json->'a'->'b') as jx)
select jx->'f1' as f1, jx->'f2' as f2 from b;
Output
f1 f2
2 4
3 6
We now use your data structure in jsonb_to_recordset()
select * from jsonb_to_recordset( '{"a":{"b":[{"columnname1b":"value1b","columnname2b":"value2b"},{"columnname1b":"value","columnname2b":"value"}],"c":[{"columnname1":"value","columnname2":"value"},{"columnname1":"value","columnname2":"value"},{"columnname1":"value","columnname2":"value"}]}}'::jsonb->'a'->'b') as x(columnname1b text, columnname2b text);
Output:
columnname1b columnname2b
value1b value2b
value value
For table c
select * from jsonb_to_recordset( '{"a":{"b":[{"columnname1b":"value1b","columnname2b":"value2b"},{"columnname1b":"value","columnname2b":"value"}],"c":[{"columnname1":"value","columnname2":"value"},{"columnname1":"value","columnname2":"value"},{"columnname1":"value","columnname2":"value"}]}}'::jsonb->'a'->'c') as x(columnname1 text, columnname2 text);
Output
columnname1 columnname2
value value
value value
value value
Sample JSON
{
"a": {
"b": [
{
"columnname1b": "value1b",
"columnname2b": "value2b"
},
{
"columnname1b": "value",
"columnname2b": "value"
}
],
"c": [
{
"columnname1": "value",
"columnname2": "value"
},
{
"columnname1": "value",
"columnname2": "value"
},
{
"columnname1": "value",
"columnname2": "value"
}
]
}
}
Well, I came up with some ideas, here is one that worked. I was able to get one table at a time.
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/functions-json.html
I am using json_populate_recordset.
The column used in the first select statement comes from a table whose column is a JSON type which we are trying to extract into a table.
The 'tablename from column' in the json_populate_recordset function, is the table we are trying to extract followed with b its columns and datatypes.
WITH input AS(
SELECT cast(column as json) as a
FROM tablename
)
SELECT b.*
FROM input c,
json_populate_recordset(NULL::record,c.a->'tablename from column') as b(columnname1 datatype, columnname2 datatype)

Extracting JSON returns null (Presto Athena)

I'm working with SQL Presto in Athena and in a table I have a column named "data.input.additional_risk_data.basket" that has a json like this:
[
{
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.brand":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.category":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.item_reference":"26484651",
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.name":"Nike Force 1",
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.product_name":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.published_date":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.quantity":"1",
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.size":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.subCategory":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.unit_price":769.0,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.upc":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.url":null
}
]
I need to extract some of the data there, for example data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.item_reference. I'm not used to working with jsons but I tried a few things:
json_extract("data.input.additional_risk_data.basket", '$.data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.item_reference')
json_extract_scalar("data.input.additional_risk_data.basket", '$.data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.item_reference)
They all returned null. I'm wondering what is the correct way to get the values from that json
Thank you!
There are multiple "problems" with your data and json path selector. Keys are not conventional (and I have not found a way to tell athena to escape them) and your json is actually an array of json objects. What you can do - cast data to an array and process it. For example:
-- sample data
WITH dataset (json_val) AS (
VALUES (json '[
{
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.brand":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.category":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.item_reference":"26484651",
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.name":"Nike Force 1",
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.product_name":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.published_date":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.quantity":"1",
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.size":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.subCategory":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.unit_price":769.0,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.upc":null,
"data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.url":null
}
]')
)
--query
select arr[1]['data.input.additional_risk_data.basket.val.item_reference'] item_reference -- or use unnest if there are actually more than 1 element in array expected
from(
select cast(json_val as array(map(varchar, json))) arr
from dataset
)
Output:
item_reference
"26484651"

How to read JSON key values as a data column in Snowflake?

I have the below sample JSON:
{
"Id1": {
"name": "Item1.jpg",
"Status": "Approved"
},
"Id2": {
"name": "Item2.jpg",
"Status": "Approved"
}
}
and I am trying to get the following output:
_key name Status
Id1 Item1.jpg Approved
Id2 Item2.jpg Approved
Is there any way I can achieve this in Snowflake using SQL?
You should use Snowflake's VARIANT data type in any column holding JSON data. Let's break this down step by step:
create temporary table FOO(v variant); -- Temp table to hold the JSON. Often you'll see a variant column simply called "V"
-- Insert into the variant column. Parse the JSON because variants don't hold string types. They hold semi-structured types.
insert into FOO select parse_json('{"Id1": {"name": "Item1.jpg", "Status": "Approved"}, "Id2": {"name": "Item2.jpg", "Status": "Approved"}}');
-- See how it looks in its raw state
select * from FOO;
-- Flatten the top-level JSON. The flatten function breaks down the JSON into several usable columns
select * from foo, lateral flatten(input => (foo.v)) ;
-- Now traverse the JSON using the column name and : to get to the property you want. Cast to string using ::string.
-- If you must have exact case on your column names, you need to double quote them.
select KEY as "_key",
VALUE:name::string as "name",
VALUE:Status::string as "Status"
from FOO, lateral flatten(input => (FOO.V)) ;

SELECT JSON_VALUE From table returns null instead of value

JSON stored in a column 'DataJson' in table
[{
"KickOffDate": "1-Jan-2019",
"TeamSize": "11",
"ClientEngineer": "Sagar",
"WaitingPeriod": "16.5"
}]
Query
SELECT JSON_VALUE(DataJson,'$.KickOffDate') AS KickOffDate
, JSON_VALUE(DataJson,'$.ClientEngineer') AS ClientEngineer
FROM [ABC].[Deliver]
Result
KickOffDate ClientEngineer
NULL NULL
Result should be:
KickOffDate ClientEngineer
1-Jan-2019 Sagar
Your sql query is wrong.
You have to correct query like below.
SELECT JSON_VALUE(DataJson,'$[0].KickOffDate') AS KickOffDate ,JSON_VALUE(DataJson,'$[0].ClientEngineer') AS ClientEngineer FROM [ABC].[Deliver]
The data stored in table is not JSON Object, it's JSON Array.
So in order to get each value of JSON Object, need to set index of JSON Object in JSON Array.
Otherwise, you can store data as JSON Object, and then your query can be work normally.
Your JSON appears to be malformed, at least from the point of view of SQL Server's JSON API. From what I have read, if your JSON data consists of a top level JSON array, then the array needs to have a key name, and also the entire contents should be wrapped in { ... }.
The following setup has been tested and works:
WITH yourTable AS (
SELECT '{ "data" : [{"KickOffDate": "1-Jan-2019", "TeamSize": "11", "ClientEngineer": "Sagar", "WaitingPeriod": "16.5"}] }' AS DataJson
)
SELECT
JSON_VALUE(DataJson, '$.data[0].KickOffDate') AS KickOffDate,
JSON_VALUE(DataJson, '$.data[0].ClientEngineer') AS ClientEngineer
FROM yourTable;
Demo
Here is what the input JSON I used looks like:
{
"data" : [
{
"KickOffDate": "1-Jan-2019",
"TeamSize": "11",
"ClientEngineer": "Sagar",
"WaitingPeriod": "16.5"
}
]
}

Get JSON_VALUE with Oracle SQL when multiple nodes share the same name

I have an issue where I have some JSON stored in my oracle database, and I need to extract values from it.
The problem is, there are some fields that are duplicated.
When I try this, it works as there is only one firstname key in the options array:
SELECT
JSON_VALUE('{"increment_id":"2500000043","item_id":"845768","options":[{"firstname":"Kevin"},{"lastname":"Test"}]}', '$.options.firstname') AS value
FROM DUAL;
Which returns 'Kevin'.
However, when there are two values for the firstname field:
SELECT JSON_VALUE('{"increment_id":"2500000043","item_id":"845768","options":[{"firstname":"Kevin"},{"firstname":"Okay"},{"lastname":"Test"}]}', '$.options.firstname') AS value
FROM DUAL;
It only returns NULL.
Is there any way to select the first occurence of 'firstname' in this context?
JSON_VALUE returns one SQL VALUE from the JSON data (or SQL NULL if the key does not exists).
If you have a collection of values (a JSON array) an you want one specific item of the array you use array subscripts (square brackets) like in JavaScript, for example [2] to select the third item. [0] selects the first item.
To get the first array item in your example you have to change the path expression from '$.options.firstname' to '$.options[0].firstname'
You can follow this query:-
SELECT JSON_VALUE('{
"increment_id": "2500000043",
"item_id": "845768",
"options": [
{
"firstname": "Kevin"
},
{
"firstname": "Okay"
},
{
"lastname": "Test"
}
]
}', '$.options[0].firstname') AS value
FROM DUAL;