Add documentation for json component (#4349)

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GET values from a JSON body response
************************************
If you want to retrieve the value for the vol key and assign it to a template sensor or number component whose id is
set to player_volume you can do this, but note that checking for the presence of the key will prevent difficult-to-read
error messages:
This example assumes that the server returns a response as a JSON object similar to this:
``{"status":"play","vol":"42","mute":"0"}``
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then:
- lambda: |-
json::parse_json(body, [](JsonObject root) -> bool {
id(player_volume).publish_state(root["vol"]);
return true;
if (root["vol"]) {
id(player_volume).publish_state(root["vol"]);
return true;
}
else {
ESP_LOGD(TAG,"No 'vol' key in this json!");
return false;
}
});
See Also
--------
- :doc:`index`
- :apiref:`http_request/http_request.h`
- :doc:`/components/json`
- :ghedit:`Edit`

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json Component
==============
.. seo::
:description: Instructions for parsing and building json within ESPHome.
:keywords: json
The ``json`` component enables ESPHome to work with JSON data in automations, sensors, and HTTP requests. This is particularly useful for:
- Processing API responses
- Sending structured data to external services
- Parsing configuration from JSON files
What is JSON?
JSON is a text syntax that facilitates structured data interchange between all programming languages. JSON
is a syntax of braces, brackets, colons, and commas that is useful in many contexts, profiles, and applications.
JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation and was inspired by the object literals of JavaScript aka
ECMAScript as defined in the `ECMAScript Language Specification, Third Edition <https://ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-404_2nd_edition_december_2017.pdf>`_ .
Example 1: Relatively complex JSON
.. code-block:: json
{
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Smith",
"is_alive": true,
"age": 27,
"address": {
"street_address": "21 2nd Street",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postal_code": "10021-3100"
},
"phone_numbers": [
{
"type": "home",
"number": "212 555-1234"
},
{
"type": "office",
"number": "646 555-4567"
}
],
"children": [
"Catherine",
"Thomas",
"Trevor"
],
"spouse": null
}
Example 2: Simple JSON:
.. code-block:: json
{"key": 42.0, "greeting": "Hello World"}
Parsing JSON:
-------------
This example assumes that the server returns a response as a JSON object similar to this:
``{"status":"play","vol":"42","mute":"0"}``
If you want to retrieve the value for the ``vol`` key and assign it to a template ``sensor`` or ``number`` component
whose ``id`` is set to ``player_volume`` you can do this, but note that checking for the presence of the key will prevent difficult-to-read error messages:
.. code-block:: yaml
on_...:
- http_request.get:
url: https://esphome.io
capture_response: true
on_response:
then:
- lambda: |-
json::parse_json(body, [](JsonObject root) -> bool {
if (root["vol"]) {
id(player_volume).publish_state(root["vol"]);
return true;
}
else {
ESP_LOGD(TAG,"No 'vol' key in this json!");
return false;
}
});
Building JSON:
--------------
You can build JSON in a lambda with a nested array like this:
.. code-block::
on_...:
- http_request.post:
url: https://esphome.io
json: |-
root["key"] = id(my_sensor).state;
root["greeting"] = "Hello World";
This will send::
``{"key": 42.0, "greeting": "Hello World"}``
Troubleshooting Errors:
-----------------------
A very common error when deserializing is:
.. code-block::
JSON parse error: InvalidInput
The software ESPHome uses does not provide particularly informative messages as to why, but
the people at ArduinoJson have created a `wonderful troubleshooter <https://arduinojson.org/troubleshooter>`__.
Another important resource is `JSONLint <https://jsonlint.com/>`__. It will help you determine if the JSON you are using is valid. It must be valid to work with ESPHome's deserializer and it probably needs to be valid for the destination, if you are sending it.
See Also
--------
- :doc:`index`
- :apiref:`http_request/http_request.h`
- :apiref:`json/json_util.h`
- `ArduinoJson <https://arduinojson.org/>`
- :ghedit:`Edit`

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Improv via BLE, components/esp32_improv, improv.svg, dark-invert
Improv via Serial, components/improv_serial, improv.svg, dark-invert
Interval, components/interval, description.svg, dark-invert
JSON, components/json, json.svg, dark-invert
Script, components/script, description.svg, dark-invert
ESPHome Configuration