I have some JSON but I want to extract data based on a variable using jq
Solution 1:
Assuming those input objects are in an array,
.[] | select(.metadata.name == "run2") | .metadata
Will select the object where .metadata.name === run2.
Then it shows the .metadata of that object so the output becomes:
{
"name": "run2",
"uid": "9b0af3",
"creationTimestamp": "2021-01-01T01:01:01Z"
}
Demo