In MySQL, the JSON_STORAGE_SIZE() function returns the number of bytes used to store the binary representation of a JSON document.

You provide the JSON document as an argument.

When the argument is a JSON column, this function returns the space used to store the JSON document as it was inserted into the column, prior to any partial updates that may have been performed on it afterwards.

When the argument is a string, the function returns the amount of storage space in the JSON binary representation that is created by parsing the string as JSON and converting it to binary.

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In MySQL, the JSON_PRETTY() function provides pretty-printing of JSON values. It returns the JSON values in a nicely formatted way, which makes it easier for us humans to read.

You provide the JSON values as an argument to the function. The function then returns those values formatted according to its formatting rules.

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In MySQL, the JSON_SEARCH() function returns the path to a given string in a JSON document.

You provide the JSON document as an argument to the function. You also provide the argument that determines the actual string to search (including any escape characters), as well as a keyword to indicate whether to return the path of all instances or just one.

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In MySQL, the JSON_KEYS() function returns keys from the top level value of a JSON object. The keys are returned as a JSON array, or, if a path argument is given, the top-level keys from the selected path.

You provide the JSON document as an argument to the function.

You can also (optionally) provide a second argument to specify where the “top-level” path starts from within the JSON document.

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In MySQL, the JSON_EXTRACT() function returns data from a JSON document. The actual data returned is determined by the path you provide as an argument.

You provide the JSON document as the first argument, followed by the path of the data to return. You can also provide multiple paths to return data from multiple places in the document.

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In MySQL, the JSON_CONTAINS_PATH() function tests whether or not a specified path is found in the given JSON document.

If the path is found, JSON_CONTAINS_PATH() returns 1, otherwise it returns 0.

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In MySQL, the JSON_CONTAINS() function tests whether or not a specified value is found in the given JSON document or, optionally, at the specified path within the document.

If the value is found, JSON_CONTAINS() returns 1, otherwise it returns 0.

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When using MySQL, you can use the JSON_VALID() function to test whether or not a string expression contains valid JSON.

If the expression contains valid JSON, JSON_VALID() returns 1, otherwise it returns 0.

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In MySQL, the JSON_UNQUOTE() function “unquotes” a JSON document and returns the result as a utf8mb4 string.

You provide the JSON document as an argument, and the function will do the rest.

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In MySQL, there are a number of functions to help you work with JSON documents.  These include the JSON_SET(), JSON_INSERT(), and JSON_REPLACE() functions.

These three functions are related, yet they do differ slightly.

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