September 9, 2026

JSONata inline functions

Stuart Burrows, Frontend Engineer

You can now run a JSONata query directly in a step input field, without adding a JSON Transformer step.

Advanced data shaping used to mean breaking out of the step you were building: add a JSON Transformer, wire it up, then map its output back in. JSONata inline functions collapse all of that into the field itself.

• Reshape data in place - restructure objects, filter and group arrays, and run calculations across a payload without leaving the properties panel.
• Fewer steps, fewer tasks - one field does the work of a whole transformation step, so workflows stay smaller and cost less to run.
• Satisfy more input schemas - a JSONata function can return an array or an object, not just the string, number and boolean values that inline functions are limited to.

Select jsonata from the input type drop-down on any field that supports inline functions:

See the JSONata functions documentation to get started.