# jmespath

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title: jmespath
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/processors/jmespath.md -->

**Available in:** [Cloud](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/components/processors/jmespath/%20%22View%20the%20Cloud%20version%20of%20this%20component%22), Self-Managed

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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