How do I parse nested JSON object?

iOS 5 Google JSON - How to parse nested object?

• I Am trying to parse a Youtube playlist: If my JSON is structured like: {"apiVersion" .... "items":[{"id2":"some-id","title":"songtitle", I am perfectly able to parse the title via: // Fill array NSArray *items = [json objectForKey:@"items"]; // Get item from tableData NSDictionary *item = [tableData objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]]; // Set text on textLabel [[cell textLabel] setText:[item objectForKey:@"title"]]; But if the JSON is like: {"apiVersion" .... "items":[{"id1": .... "video":{"id2":"some-id","title":"songtitle", How can i reach the nested object title? Just a simple thing, but i am banging my head on this for hours now. Gets frustrating, thanks for your suggestions! [EDIT] This is the full structure: { "items": [ { "video": { "title": "Number One", "description": "Description one" }, { "title": "Number two", "description": "Description two" }, { "title": "Number three", "description": "Description three" } }, { "video": { "title": "Number One", "description": "Description one" }, { "title": "Number two", "description": "Description two" }, { "title": "Number three", "description": "Description three" } } ] }

• Answer:

  The problem is that your json is not valid. All the titles should be in array right? So they have to be in [ ]. You can use for example the following site to "debug" your json: http://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/ Also, in iOS 5 you can use the new built-in JSON api. Here is a nice tutorial for that: http://www.raywenderlich.com/5492/working-with-json-in-ios-5 Nevertheless, here is how your json should look like I guess: { "items":[ { "video":[ { "title":"Number One", "description":"Description one" }, { "title":"Number two", "description":"Description two" }, { "title":"Number three", "description":"Description three" } ] }, { "video":[ { "title":"Number One", "description":"Description one" }, { "title":"Number two", "description":"Description two" }, { "title":"Number three", "description":"Description three" } ] } ] } Good luck with your project ;)