# jmespath

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---
title: jmespath
latest-operator-version: v26.2.1
latest-console-tag: v3.10.0
latest-connect-version: 4.105.0
latest-redpanda-tag: v26.2.1
docname: connect/components/processors/jmespath
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description: Executes a http://jmespath.org/[JMESPath query] on JSON documents and replaces the message with the resulting document.
page-git-created-date: "2024-09-09"
page-git-modified-date: "2026-05-26"
---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/components/processors/jmespath.md -->

Executes a [JMESPath query](http://jmespath.org/) on JSON documents and replaces the message with the resulting document.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
label: ""
jmespath:
  query: "" # No default (required)
```

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## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#query)`query`

The JMESPath query to apply to messages.

**Type**: `string`

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