FLATTEN_JSON

Flattens nested JSON into a new object with a single layer of key/value pairs. Default key separator is a period or full stop (.)

Syntax 

FLATTEN_JSON(object, [separator])

Usage examples 

Example 1

Input

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{
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"contact": {
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"address": [
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{
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"city": "Huntsville",
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"geo": {
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"lat": "2.243232",
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"lon": "1.23123"
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},
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"state": "NC",
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"street": "101 3rd St",
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"type": "home"
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},
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{
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"city": "city",
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"geo": {
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"lat": "2.243232",
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"lon": "1.23123"
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},
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"state": "NC",
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"street": "15 Main St",
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"type": "work"
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}
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],
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"id": "557",
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"name": "Jane Smith"
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}
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}

Formula

FLATTEN_JSON(json)

Output

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{
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"contact.address.0.city": "Huntsville",
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"contact.address.0.geo.lat": "2.243232",
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"contact.address.0.geo.lon": "1.23123",
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"contact.address.0.state": "NC",
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"contact.address.0.street": "101 3rd St",
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"contact.address.0.type": "home",
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"contact.address.1.city": "city",
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"contact.address.1.geo.lat": "2.243232",
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"contact.address.1.geo.lon": "1.23123",
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"contact.address.1.state": "NC",
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"contact.address.1.street": "15 Main St",
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"contact.address.1.type": "work",
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"contact.id": "557",
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"contact.name": "Jane Smith"
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}

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