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# distinctJSONPaths
Calculates the list of distinct paths stored in [JSON ](../../data-types/newjson.md ) column.
**Syntax**
```sql
distinctJSONPaths(json)
```
**Arguments**
- `json` — [JSON ](../../data-types/newjson.md ) column.
**Returned Value**
- The sorted list of paths [Array(String) ](../../data-types/array.md ).
**Example**
Query:
```sql
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_json;
CREATE TABLE test_json(json JSON) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO test_json VALUES ('{"a" : 42, "b" : "Hello"}'), ('{"b" : [1, 2, 3], "c" : {"d" : {"e" : "2020-01-01"}}}'), ('{"a" : 43, "c" : {"d" : {"f" : [{"g" : 42}]}}}')
```
```sql
SELECT distinctJSONPaths(json) FROM test_json;
```
Result:
```reference
┌─distinctJSONPaths(json)───┐
│ ['a','b','c.d.e','c.d.f'] │
└───────────────────────────┘
```
# distinctJSONPathsAndTypes
Calculates the list of distinct paths and their types stored in [JSON ](../../data-types/newjson.md ) column.
**Syntax**
```sql
distinctJSONPathsAndTypes(json)
```
**Arguments**
- `json` — [JSON ](../../data-types/newjson.md ) column.
**Returned Value**
- The sorted map of paths and types [Map(String, Array(String)) ](../../data-types/map.md ).
**Example**
Query:
```sql
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_json;
CREATE TABLE test_json(json JSON) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO test_json VALUES ('{"a" : 42, "b" : "Hello"}'), ('{"b" : [1, 2, 3], "c" : {"d" : {"e" : "2020-01-01"}}}'), ('{"a" : 43, "c" : {"d" : {"f" : [{"g" : 42}]}}}')
```
```sql
SELECT distinctJSONPathsAndTypes(json) FROM test_json;
```
Result:
```reference
┌─distinctJSONPathsAndTypes(json)───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ {'a':['Int64'],'b':['Array(Nullable(Int64))','String'],'c.d.e':['Date'],'c.d.f':['Array(JSON(max_dynamic_types=16, max_dynamic_paths=256))']} │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
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**Note**
If JSON declaration contains paths with specified types, these paths will be always included in the result of `distinctJSONPaths/distinctJSONPathsAndTypes` functions even if input data didn't have values for these paths.
```sql
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_json;
CREATE TABLE test_json(json JSON(a UInt32)) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO test_json VALUES ('{"b" : "Hello"}'), ('{"b" : "World", "c" : [1, 2, 3]}');
```
```sql
SELECT json FROM test_json;
```
```text
┌─json──────────────────────────────────┐
│ {"a":0,"b":"Hello"} │
│ {"a":0,"b":"World","c":["1","2","3"]} │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
```
```sql
SELECT distinctJSONPaths(json) FROM test_json;
```
```text
┌─distinctJSONPaths(json)─┐
│ ['a','b','c'] │
└─────────────────────────┘
```
```sql
SELECT distinctJSONPathsAndTypes(json) FROM test_json;
```
```text
┌─distinctJSONPathsAndTypes(json)────────────────────────────────┐
│ {'a':['UInt32'],'b':['String'],'c':['Array(Nullable(Int64))']} │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
