Option 1 - OPENJSON with the default output
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DECLARE @json NVARCHAR(MAX) SET @json='{"name":"John","surname":"Doe","age":45,"skills":["SQL","C#","MVC"]}'; SELECT * FROM OPENJSON(@json);
Option 2 - OPENJSON output with an explicit structure
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DECLARE @json NVARCHAR(MAX) SET @json = N'[ { "Order": { "Number":"SO43659", "Date":"2011-05-31T00:00:00" }, "AccountNumber":"AW29825", "Item": { "Price":2024.9940, "Quantity":1 } }, { "Order": { "Number":"SO43661", "Date":"2011-06-01T00:00:00" }, "AccountNumber":"AW73565", "Item": { "Price":2024.9940, "Quantity":3 } } ]' SELECT * FROM OPENJSON ( @json ) WITH ( Number varchar(200) '$.Order.Number' , Date datetime '$.Order.Date', Customer varchar(200) '$.AccountNumber', Quantity int '$.Item.Quantity' )
