MySQL Shell supports the JSON format for output and it is available both in interactive and batch mode. This output format can be enabled using the --json command-line option:

JSON Format in Batch Mode

shell>echo "select * from sakila.actor limit 3;" | mysqlsh --json --sqlc --uri [email protected]:3306
{"duration":"0.00 sec","info":"","row_count":3,"rows":[[1,"PENELOPE","GUINESS",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}],[2,"NICK","WAHLBERG",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}],[3,"ED","CHASE",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}]],"warning_count":0}

shell>echo "select * from sakila.actor limit 3;" | mysqlsh --json=raw --sqlc --uri [email protected]:3306
{"duration":"0.00 sec","info":"","row_count":3,"rows":[[1,"PENELOPE","GUINESS",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}],[2,"NICK","WAHLBERG",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}],[3,"ED","CHASE",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}]],"warning_count":0}

shell>echo "select * from sakila.actor limit 3;" | mysqlsh --json=pretty --sqlc --uri [email protected]:3306
{
    "duration": "0.00 sec",
    "info": "",
    "row_count": 3,
    "rows": [
        [
            1,
            "PENELOPE",
            "GUINESS",
            {
                "year": 2006,
                "month": 1,
                "day": 15,
                "hour": 4,
                "minute": 34,
                "second": 33.0
            }
        ],
        [
            2,
            "NICK",
            "WAHLBERG",
            {
                "year": 2006,
                "month": 1,
                "day": 15,
                "hour": 4,
                "minute": 34,
                "second": 33.0
            }
        ],
        [
            3,
            "ED",
            "CHASE",
            {
                "year": 2006,
                "month": 1,
                "day": 15,
                "hour": 4,
                "minute": 34,
                "second": 33.0
            }
        ]
    ],
    "warning_count": 0
}
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JSON Format in Interactive Mode (started with --json=raw)

mysql-sql> select * from sakila.actor limit 3;
{"duration":"0.00 sec","info":"","row_count":3,"rows":[[1,"PENELOPE","GUINESS",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}],[2,"NICK","WAHLBERG",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}],[3,"ED","CHASE",{"year":2006,"month":1,"day":15,"hour":4,"minute":34,"second":33.0}]],"warning_count":0}

mysql-sql>

JSON Format in Interactive Mode (started with --json=pretty)

mysql-sql> select * from sakila.actor limit 3;
{
    "duration": "0.00 sec",
    "info": "",
    "row_count": 3,
    "rows": [
        [
            1,
            "PENELOPE",
            "GUINESS",
            {
                "year": 2006,
                "month": 1,
                "day": 15,
                "hour": 4,
                "minute": 34,
                "second": 33.0
            }
        ],
        [
            2,
            "NICK",
            "WAHLBERG",
            {
                "year": 2006,
                "month": 1,
                "day": 15,
                "hour": 4,
                "minute": 34,
                "second": 33.0
            }
        ],
        [
            3,
            "ED",
            "CHASE",
            {
                "year": 2006,
                "month": 1,
                "day": 15,
                "hour": 4,
                "minute": 34,
                "second": 33.0
            }
        ]
    ],
    "warning_count": 0
}

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