n8n Β· JSON & objects

n8n $json dot notation

Reads fields of the current item. Each dot walks one level deeper; use ['key'] for keys with spaces.

Syntax

$json.key.nestedKey

Example

$json.customer.contact.email

Result: [email protected]

Equivalent in Make.com

get() β€” get(object or array; path)

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