Function: json.decode
Decodes given JSON bytes (assuming UTF-8), or a string, into an object.
If the input is bytes, it is first converted to a string, as if by callingtext.decode(data, 'UTF-8').
Arguments
| Arguments | |
|---|---|
data |
The input to be decoded. |
Returns
The decoded object.
Raised exceptions
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
ValueError | If given data is not a valid JSON object. |
Examples
For more information, seeReturning bytes.
# Decode Base64-encoded string to bytes, then decode bytes to object-init:assign:-project:'${sys.get_env("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID")}'-subscription:SUBSCRIPTION_ID-pullMessage:# pulls Pub/Sub messagecall:googleapis.pubsub.v1.projects.subscriptions.pullargs:subscription:'${"projects/"+project+"/subscriptions/"+subscription}'body:maxMessages:1result:m-outputMessage:return:'${json.decode(base64.decode(m.receivedMessages[0].message.data))}'
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Last updated 2026-02-19 UTC.