JSON to CSV in Terminal using curl & jq (Step-by-Step)
In this tutorial, we convert JSON data to CSV format using only curl and jq.
This is a simple and practical example for developers who work with APIs and want to process data directly from the command line.
Tools used:
curl
jq
You will learn:
• How to fetch JSON data from an API
• How to parse JSON using jq
• How to convert JSON data into CSV format
• How to use command line tools efficiently
Example workflow:
1. Fetch JSON data
curl https://api.example.com/data
2. Parse JSON
curl https://api.example.com/data | jq '.'
3. Convert JSON to CSV
curl https://api.example.com/data | jq -r '.[] | [.id,.name,.email] | @csv'
This approach is useful for:
• data processing
• automation scripts
• backend development
• DevOps workflows
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