jiq
Interactive JSON query tool using jq expressions
TLDR
Query JSON from stdin
$ echo '[1, 2, 3]' | jiq
Query a JSON file$ cat [path/to/file.json] | jiq
Query from a curl response$ curl -s [https://api.example.com/data] | jiq
SYNOPSIS
jiq < jsoninput_
DESCRIPTION
jiq is an interactive JSON query tool that uses jq filter expressions. It reads JSON from stdin and provides a terminal interface where you can type jq queries and see the results update in real time as you type. This makes it easy to explore and drill down into complex JSON structures incrementally.jiq requires jq to be installed and available in your PATH, as it delegates query execution to jq.
INSTALL
nix profile install nixpkgs#jiq
CAVEATS
Requires jq to be installed separately. Only reads from stdin; cannot open files directly. The entire JSON input is loaded into memory.
HISTORY
jiq was created by fiatjaf and is written in Go. It was inspired by jid (JSON incremental digger) but uses jq's query syntax instead of a custom one.
