data.GetJSON
Syntax
data.GetJSON INPUT... [OPTIONS]
Returns
any
Alias
getJSON
Given the following directory structure:
my-project/
└── other-files/
    └── books.json
Access the data with either of the following:
{{ $data := getJSON "other-files/books.json" }}
{{ $data := getJSON "other-files/" "books.json" }}
Access remote data with either of the following:
{{ $data := getJSON "https://example.org/books.json" }}
{{ $data := getJSON "https://example.org/" "books.json" }}
The resulting data structure is a JSON object:
[
  {
    "author": "Victor Hugo",
    "rating": 5,
    "title": "Les Misérables"
  },
  {
    "author": "Victor Hugo",
    "rating": 4,
    "title": "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
  }
]
Options
Add headers to the request by providing an options map:
{{ $opts := dict "Authorization" "Bearer abcd" }}
{{ $data := getJSON "https://example.org/books.json" $opts }}
Add multiple headers using a slice:
{{ $opts := dict "X-List" (slice "a" "b" "c") }}
{{ $data := getJSON "https://example.org/books.json" $opts }}
Global resource alternative
Consider using the resources.Get function with transform.Unmarshal when accessing a global resource.
my-project/
└── assets/
    └── data/
        └── books.json
{{ $data := dict }}
{{ $p := "data/books.json" }}
{{ with resources.Get $p }}
  {{ $data = . | transform.Unmarshal }}
{{ else }}
  {{ errorf "Unable to get resource %q" $p }}
{{ end }}
Page resource alternative
Consider using the Resources.Get method with transform.Unmarshal when accessing a page resource.
my-project/
└── content/
    └── posts/
        └── reading-list/
            ├── books.json
            └── index.md
{{ $data := dict }}
{{ $p := "books.json" }}
{{ with .Resources.Get $p }}
  {{ $data = . | transform.Unmarshal }}
{{ else }}
  {{ errorf "Unable to get resource %q" $p }}
{{ end }}
Remote resource alternative
Consider using the resources.GetRemote function with transform.Unmarshal when accessing a remote resource to improve error handling and cache control.
{{ $data := dict }}
{{ $u := "https://example.org/books.json" }}
{{ with resources.GetRemote $u }}
  {{ with .Err }}
    {{ errorf "%s" . }}
  {{ else }}
    {{ $data = . | transform.Unmarshal }}
  {{ end }}
{{ else }}
  {{ errorf "Unable to get remote resource %q" $u }}
{{ end }}