distinctJSONPaths
Introduced in: v24.9.0
Calculates a list of distinct paths stored in a JSON column.
Syntax
Arguments
Returned value
Returns the sorted list of paths. Array(String)
Examples
Basic usage with nested JSON
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_json;
CREATE TABLE test_json(json JSON) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO test_json VALUES ('{"a" : 42, "b" : "Hello"}'), ('{"b" : [1, 2, 3], "c" : {"d" : {"e" : "2020-01-01"}}}'), ('{"a" : 43, "c" : {"d" : {"f" : [{"g" : 42}]}}}');
SELECT distinctJSONPaths(json) FROM test_json;
┌─distinctJSONPaths(json)───┐
│ ['a','b','c.d.e','c.d.f'] │
└───────────────────────────┘
With declared JSON paths
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_json;
CREATE TABLE test_json(json JSON) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO test_json VALUES ('{"a" : 42, "b" : "Hello"}'), ('{"b" : [1, 2, 3], "c" : {"d" : {"e" : "2020-01-01"}}}'), ('{"a" : 43, "c" : {"d" : {"f" : [{"g" : 42}]}}}')
SELECT distinctJSONPaths(json) FROM test_json;
┌─distinctJSONPaths(json)─┐
│ ['a','b','c'] │
└─────────────────────────┘
Last modified on June 8, 2026