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JSONPath Query Tool

Query arbitrary JSON with JSONPath expressions, preview matches, switch output modes, and save reusable query templates

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/jsonpath-query-tool' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonInput":"{ \"store\": { \"book\": [{ \"author\": \"Nigel Rees\" }, { \"author\": \"Evelyn Waugh\" }] } }","expression":"$.store.book[*].author","outputFormat":"json","maxMatches":20,"saveTemplate":true,"templateName":"Book authors"}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/jsonpath-query-tool

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
jsonInput	textarea	Yes	—
expression	text	Yes	—
outputFormat	select	No	—
maxMatches	number	No	—
saveTemplate	checkbox	No	—
templateName

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-jsonpath-query-tool": {
      "name": "jsonpath-query-tool",
      "description": "Query arbitrary JSON with JSONPath expressions, preview matches, switch output modes, and save reusable query templates",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=jsonpath-query-tool",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "jsonpath-query-tool",
    "arguments": {
  "jsonInput": "{ \"store\": { \"book\": [{ \"author\": \"Nigel Rees\" }, { \"author\": \"Evelyn Waugh\" }] } }",
  "expression": "$.store.book[*].author",
  "outputFormat": "json",
  "maxMatches": 20,
  "saveTemplate": true,
  "templateName": "Book authors"
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

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