---
id: jsonpointer
version: "3.1.1"
license: Modified BSD License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# jsonpointer — Identify specific nodes in a JSON document (RFC 6901) 

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install jsonpointer
uv add jsonpointer
poetry add jsonpointer

## Description

python-json-pointer
===================

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Resolve JSON Pointers in Python
-------------------------------

Library to resolve JSON Pointers according to
[RFC 6901](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901)

See source code for examples
* Website: https://github.com/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer
* Repository: https://github.com/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer.git
* Documentation: https://python-json-pointer.readthedocs.org/
* PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jsonpointer
* Travis CI: https://travis-ci.org/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer
* Coveralls: https://coveralls.io/r/stefankoegl/python-json-pointer

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Resolves JSON Pointers according to RFC 6901, allowing you to identify and access specific nodes within JSON documents using pointer syntax.

Verdict: Stable, well-maintained RFC 6901 implementation with zero dependencies and no known vulnerabilities. Permissive BSD License and broad Python version support (3.10–3.14) make it a low-risk choice for JSON pointer operations.

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