polars.Series.str.json_decode#

Series.str.json_decode( dtype: PolarsDataType | None = None, infer_schema_length: int | None = 100, ) → Series[source]#

Parse string values as JSON.

Throws an error if invalid JSON strings are encountered.

Parameters:

dtype: The dtype to cast the extracted value to. If None, the dtype will be inferred from the JSON value.
infer_schema_length: How many rows to parse to determine the schema. If None all rows are used.

See also

json_path_match: Extract the first match of json string with provided JSONPath expression.

Examples

>>> s = pl.Series("json", ['{"a":1, "b": true}', None, '{"a":2, "b": false}'])
>>> s.str.json_decode()
shape: (3,)
Series: 'json' [struct[2]]
[
        {1,true}
        {null,null}
        {2,false}
]