Parsing and exploding JSON arrays in Wrangler

You can parse and explode JSON files with arrays in Wrangler.

Wrangler supports up to 10 MB for sampling files, so if the JSON file is large, store it in Google Cloud Storage or BigQuery.

To parse JSON files with arrays, follow these steps:

1. In Wrangler, select the JSON file you want to parse. Wrangler displays the JSON as a single row of String data type.

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2. Click the down arrow to the left of the column and click Parse > JSON.

3. Select the required Depth and click Apply.
   If the JSON has an Array, Wrangler displays Array data type above the column:
   
   

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4. Find the Array column, click the down arrow, and click Explode > Array (by flattening).

This explodes the elements in the JSON array as individual records in the same column in Wrangler.

Continue adding directives to transform the data before creating a data pipeline.