# 🤖 How to get rid of \[brackets\] generated by the JSON aggregator in Make?

**URL:** <https://community.make.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-brackets-generated-by-the-json-aggregator-in-make/2738>\
**Category:** Knowledge Hub\
**Tags:** string-functions, faqs\
**Created:** [July 12, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-brackets-generated-by-the-json-aggregator-in-make/2738 "2022-07-12T12:30:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![FAQs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@FAQs](https://community.make.com/u/FAQs)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-brackets-generated-by-the-json-aggregator-in-make/2738/1 "2022-07-12T12:30:56Z")

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You can use the **[substring function](https://www.make.com/en/help/functions/string-functions#substring--text--start--end-)** in order to get rid of the unwanted` []` brackets generated by the JSON aggregator.

_ **How to configure the function:** _

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_ **The function ‘translated’ into words:** _

From the text (in this case a JSON string), give me only characters 1 till the end of the string minus one character (length -1)

_ **​The code to copy:** _

`{{substring(211.`JSON String`; 1; length(211.`JSON String`) - 1)}}`

  

> **Helpful Links:**  
> :make: **[JSON Guide](https://apps.make.com/json)**  
> :make: **[Using Function Guide](https://help.make.com/string-functions#substring--text--start--end-)**

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**Author:** ![JimTheMondayMan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/jimthemondayman/32/223_2.png) [@JimTheMondayMan](https://community.make.com/u/JimTheMondayMan)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-brackets-generated-by-the-json-aggregator-in-make/2738/2 "2022-07-25T11:34:19Z")

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