{"id":6388,"date":"2024-03-14T04:11:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T04:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-is-the-json_search-function-used-in-mysql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T02:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:59:35","slug":"how-is-the-json_search-function-used-in-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-is-the-json_search-function-used-in-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL JSON_SEARCH Function: Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The JSON_SEARCH function in MySQL is used to search for a specified value within JSON data and return the path of that value in the JSON.<\/p>\n

The syntax is as follows:<\/p>\n

JSON_SEARCH(json_doc, one_or_all, search_str[, escape_char[, wildcard_char[, path] ] ])\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Description of parameters:<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. json_doc: JSON document to be searched.<\/li>\n
  2. one_or_all: this specifies the way of searching, it can be ‘one’ (only search for the first match) or ‘all’ (search for all matches)<\/li>\n
  3. search_str: the value to search<\/li>\n
  4. escape_char: The escape character used to escape special characters, default is backslash \\.<\/li>\n
  5. Wildcard_char: The wildcard used for wildcard matching, defaulting to *<\/li>\n
  6. path: specifies the path to search in the JSON, default is NULL.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Suppose we have the following JSON data:<\/p>\n
    {\"name\": \"John\", \"age\": 30, \"address\": {\"city\": \"New York\", \"zip\": \"10001\"}}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    One option is to use the JSON_SEARCH function to search for “New York”.<\/p>\n
    SELECT JSON_SEARCH('{\"name\": \"John\", \"age\": 30, \"address\": {\"city\": \"New York\", \"zip\": \"10001\"}}', 'one', 'New York');\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    The query will return “$.address.city,” indicating that “New York” was found in the JSON and its path is “$.address.city.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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