JQ to Parse JSON Response

Question

I've tried a ton of combos on this handy tool here: https://jqplay.org But I can't seem to get the piece I need. Here's my JSON:

{
  "data": {
    "translations": [
      {
        "translatedText": "El rápido zorro marrón saltó sobre el perro perezoso."
      }
    ]
  }
}

I'm trying to get just this part "El rápido zorro marrón saltó sobre el perro perezoso." without quotes.

The closest I got was with this:

.data.translations

(but this fails to get what I'm looking for) Any help would be great, thanks.

I got flagged for a duplicate question, but this isn't using Javascript.

`.data.translations[0].translatedText` and make sure you check the `Raw Output` checkbox (translates to the `--raw-output` or `-r` flags if using in the command line). — Gavin, Aug 03 '17 at 17:55
Possible duplicate of [Access / process (nested) objects, arrays or JSON](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11922383/access-process-nested-objects-arrays-or-json) — JJJ, Aug 03 '17 at 17:58

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 03 '17 at 19:34

Consider also:

$ jq -r '.data.translations[].translatedText' input.json
El rápido zorro marrón saltó sobre el perro perezoso.

or even:

jq -r '.data.translations[][]' input.json
El rápido zorro marrón saltó sobre el perro perezoso.

Which is appropriate will of course depend on the detailed requirements.

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