jq CLI Recipes/List names from API array

Extract one field from each array item in an API response.

Section: cURL and API Recipes

List names from API array

bash
bash
curl -s https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos?per_page=5 | jq -r '.[].full_name'
Explanation

Very common for quick reporting from API arrays.

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