Max Katz

Welcome to another Okta Workflows Tips post. Read all previous tips.

In this post:

• Creating a JSON object
• Searching a JSON object
• Reducing a list to a single value (how to use the List-Reduce card)

Creating a JSON object

Here is how to create a JSON object using the Object-Construct card:

Note that field names were renamed, and the result is this JSON object:

Although it is possible to use the Text-Compose card to create a JSON object, it is recommended to use the Object-Construct card. Using the Construct card is less error-prone.

Searching a JSON object

Thanks to Bryan Barrows (Workflows Product Specialist at Okta) for sharing this flow.

This example from Bryan shows how to search a JSON object.

You can download the JSON file used in this example.

The goal is to find the Battery Condition value.

This is how the flow works:

1. The first card, the JSON-Parse card, creates the JSON object from a string. In your situation, you might be getting the JSON from another card such as a search or API call
2. The List-Filter card finds the objects where the name is set to Battery Condition
3. The List-Collapse card transforms a list of objects into a single object
4. And finally, the Object-Get Multiple card retrieves the value property that holds that battery condition

Reducing a list to a single value (how to use the List-Reduce card)

This blog post has three examples of how to use the List-Reduce card.

The examples are:

• A list of numbers – sum all the numbers
• A list of numbers – find the largest (or smallest) number
• A list of messages (text) – create a single message containing all the messages from a list

Read the blog post.

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Two resources to help you learn more: 

🎥 Short how-to Workflows videos to help you become a better automation builder.

📘 Read our Workflows How-To Guides based on community member questions.