Power automate and json property name with special character

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power automate and json property names with special characters: a deep dive

this tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to working with json property names that contain special characters in power automate. we'll cover the challenges, techniques, and best practices for accessing and manipulating such data.

**what are special characters in json?**

json (javascript object notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute-value pairs. property names (or keys) in json typically adhere to a simple rule: they should ideally consist of alphanumeric characters (a-z, a-z, 0-9) and underscores (_).

however, real-world apis and data sources often deviate from this ideal. you might encounter json responses where property names include:

* **spaces:** e.g., `"full name": "john doe"`
* **hyphens:** e.g., `"order-id": "12345"`
* **periods:** e.g., `"customer.email": "john.doe@example.com"`
* **dollar signs:** e.g., `"$price": 99.99`
* **plus signs:** e.g., `"service+tax": 10.00`
* **parentheses:** e.g., `"item(quantity)": 5`
* **other symbols:** any character outside the standard alphanumeric/underscore set.

**the challenge in power automate**

power automate expressions rely heavily on the dot notation (`.`) to access json properties. when a property name contains special characters, the dot notation will fail. for example, if you have a json object like this:
trying to access the "customer-id" using `body('yourcomposeaction')['customer-id']` *will not work* directly.

**solutions: accessing properties with special characters**

here are the primary methods for accessing json properties with special characters in power automate:

**1. square bracket notation (array indexing):**

this is the most reliable and recommended approach. instead of using the dot (`.`) notation, you use square brackets (`[]`) and enclose the property name in single quotes.

* **syntax:** `body('actionname')['pr ...

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