JSON_VALID

Check if a value is valid JSON. This function returns 1 if the argument is a valid JSON document, and 0 otherwise.

Syntax

JSON_VALID(value)

Description

Indicates whether the given value is a valid JSON document or not. Returns 1 if valid, 0 if not, and NULL if the argument is NULL.

Current

The JSON_VALID function is automatically used as a CHECK constraint for the JSON data type alias in order to ensure that a valid json document is inserted.

< 10.4.3

Examples

SELECT JSON_VALID('{"id": 1, "name": "Monty"}');
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| JSON_VALID('{"id": 1, "name": "Monty"}') |
+------------------------------------------+
|                                        1 |
+------------------------------------------+

SELECT JSON_VALID('{"id": 1, "name": "Monty", "oddfield"}');
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| JSON_VALID('{"id": 1, "name": "Monty", "oddfield"}') |
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|                                                    0 |
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See Also

• JSON video tutorial covering JSON_VALID.

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