JSON_TYPE

Syntax

JSON_TYPE(json_val)

Description

Returns the type of a JSON value (as a string), or NULL if the argument is null.

An error will occur if the argument is an invalid JSON value.

The following is a complete list of the possible return types:

Return type	Value	Example
ARRAY	JSON array	[1, 2, {"key": "value"}]
OBJECT	JSON object	{"key":"value"}
BOOLEAN	JSON true/false literals	true, false
DOUBLE	A number with at least one floating point decimal.	1.2
INTEGER	A number without a floating point decimal.	1
NULL	JSON null literal (this is returned as a string, not to be confused with the SQL NULL value!)	null
STRING	JSON String	"a sample string"

Examples

SELECT JSON_TYPE('{"A": 1, "B": 2, "C": 3}');
+---------------------------------------+
| JSON_TYPE('{"A": 1, "B": 2, "C": 3}') |
+---------------------------------------+
| OBJECT                                |
+---------------------------------------+

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