So I need to access the key value "key" in this object:

{
  "__v": 0,
  "_id": "5317b71c902ff0080046349f",
  "user": "530ef48599c41200009bad9f",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "btcId": "9HjBb9eUhyXMKuVxSrTSkg",
  "name": "Bitcoin Payments",
  "dlFile": "a43ca076-4802-4cca-9648-82b2569ffc60.docx",
  "key": "3518d5ce-badf-495c-a08f-dc28bb6d8a64",
  "created": "2014-03-05T23:45:32.480Z"
}

but this code doesn't work:

console.log(body.key) -> Undefined
console.log(body['key'] -> undefined
console.log(body['"key"'] -> undefined

body is where the object is stored.

I think it has something to do with the key's being strings? or having the "" around them? However I'm not creating the body variable so I can't control this...

Any ideas on how to make it work?

So I need to access the key value "key" in this object:

{
  "__v": 0,
  "_id": "5317b71c902ff0080046349f",
  "user": "530ef48599c41200009bad9f",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "btcId": "9HjBb9eUhyXMKuVxSrTSkg",
  "name": "Bitcoin Payments",
  "dlFile": "a43ca076-4802-4cca-9648-82b2569ffc60.docx",
  "key": "3518d5ce-badf-495c-a08f-dc28bb6d8a64",
  "created": "2014-03-05T23:45:32.480Z"
}

but this code doesn't work:

console.log(body.key) -> Undefined
console.log(body['key'] -> undefined
console.log(body['"key"'] -> undefined

body is where the object is stored.

I think it has something to do with the key's being strings? or having the "" around them? However I'm not creating the body variable so I can't control this...

Any ideas on how to make it work?

• javascript
• string
• variables
• object
• key

• 1 The first and second should work, unless body isn't what you think it is. Try console.log(body) to see what is really is. – Joseph Commented Mar 5, 2014 at 23:52
• What do you mean they have quotes, do you have a string or an object. – adeneo Commented Mar 5, 2014 at 23:52
• 1 @gbachik Do you have var body = { "__v": 0, "_id": "5317b71c902ff0080046349f", "user": "530ef48599c41200009bad9f", "email": "[email protected]", "btcId": "9HjBb9eUhyXMKuVxSrTSkg", "name": "Bitcoin Payments", "dlFile": "a43ca076-4802-4cca-9648-82b2569ffc60.docx", "key": "3518d5ce-badf-495c-a08f-dc28bb6d8a64", "created": "2014-03-05T23:45:32.480Z" }? – Abraham Hamidi Commented Mar 5, 2014 at 23:53
• 1 Looks like you have JSON data, not a JS object. If so, you should JSON.parse() it. – cookie monster Commented Mar 5, 2014 at 23:56
• To verify, do this console.log(typeof body);. If it's JSON data, you'll get "string". – cookie monster Commented Mar 5, 2014 at 23:59

1 Answer 1

However I'm not creating the body variable so I can't control this...

This sounds like a GET request, so if it's JSON data, parse it with JSON.parse:

console.log(JSON.parse(body).key)