RFC 6901 - JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Pointer

Document Information

• RFC Number: 6901
• Title: JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Pointer
• Published: April 2013
• Authors: P. Bryan (Ed.), K. Zyp, M. Nottingham (Ed.)
• Status: PROPOSED STANDARD
• Related: RFC 8259 (JSON), RFC 6902 (JSON Patch)

Abstract

JSON Pointer defines a string syntax for identifying a specific value within a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) document.

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Conventions
• 3. Syntax
• 4. Evaluation
• 5. JSON String Representation
• 6. URI Fragment Identifier Representation
• 7. Error Handling
• 8. Security Considerations
• 9. Acknowledgements
• 10. References
  • 10.1. Normative References
  • 10.2. Informative References

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Related Resources

• Official Text: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6901.txt
• Official Page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6901
• Errata: https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6901

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