I need to get a a specific value from Json file using powershell

Question

I converted a plain text inside note-pad to JSON file using this command ConvertTo-Json; so how do I get the specific key value that equivalents to note-pad text content?

    get-content -Path c:\Users\ayyub\oneDrive\Desktop\Jayson.txt | ConvertTo- 
    Json

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mklement0
– mklement0

2019-09-28 03:07:44 +00:00
Commented Sep 28, 2019 at 3:07 — mklement0
– mklement0, Commented Sep 28, 2019 at 3:07

Pradipta Sarma · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-28 03:32:11Z

2

Let's say your .json looks like this:

{
    "person": {
        "kevin": {
            "phone": "00000099999"
        }
    }
}

After converting the .txt to a .json you can probably try this:

$json = (Get-Content "example.json" -Raw) | ConvertFrom-Json

$json.person.kevin.phone

answered Sep 28, 2019 at 3:32

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