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# Get The Last Item From An Array
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There are two ways to get the last item from an array using
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[`jq`](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/).
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The one that is perhaps a bit more intuitive is to pipe the array to the
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[`last`](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/manual/#first-last-nth-2) function.
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```bash
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$ echo '[1,2,3]' | jq '. | last'
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3
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```
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Another approach is to use an [array index
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expression](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/manual/#array-index) to positionally
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grab the last element of the array. As is the case with some languages and
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libraries, `-1` positionally refers to the last item in the array.
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```bash
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$ echo '[1,2,3]' | jq '.[-1]'
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3
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```
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