# FFprobe as Json Action

The **FFprobe as JSON Action** node can be used to obtain a complete asset analysis from FFprobe as a JSON response.

To use this node, an FFprobe binary must be available and its file path must be provided.

The JSON response can be retrieved either via the [{stream.last\_result}](/helmut4-releases/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/wildcards/result-or-return-wildcards-2/stream-last_result.md) wildcard or directly through [{node.result.?}](/helmut4-releases/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/wildcards/result-or-return-wildcards-2/node-result.md).

<figure><img src="/files/EU1RwPrjEi6WzaDjw3g1" alt="" width="350"><figcaption><p>FFprobe as Json Action</p></figcaption></figure>

<details>

<summary>Example JSON response</summary>

```json
{
   "streams":[
      {
         "index":0,
         "codec_name":"h264",
         "codec_long_name":"H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10",
         "profile":"High",
         "codec_type":"video",
         "codec_tag_string":"avc1",
         "codec_tag":"0x31637661",
         "width":1280,
         "height":720,
         "coded_width":1280,
         "coded_height":720,
         "has_b_frames":2,
         "sample_aspect_ratio":"1:1",
         "display_aspect_ratio":"16:9",
         "pix_fmt":"yuv420p",
         "level":31,
         "color_range":"tv",
         "color_space":"bt709",
         "color_transfer":"bt709",
         "color_primaries":"bt709",
         "chroma_location":"topleft",
         "field_order":"progressive",
         "refs":1,
         "is_avc":"true",
         "nal_length_size":"4",
         "id":"0x1",
         "r_frame_rate":"25/1",
         "avg_frame_rate":"25/1",
         "time_base":"1/90000",
         "start_pts":3600,
         "start_time":"0.040000",
         "duration_ts":323949600,
         "duration":"3599.440000",
         "bit_rate":"3000335",
         "bits_per_raw_sample":"8",
         "nb_frames":"89986",
         "extradata_size":62,
         "disposition":{
            "default":1,
            "dub":0,
            "original":0,
            "comment":0,
            "lyrics":0,
            "karaoke":0,
            "forced":0,
            "hearing_impaired":0,
            "visual_impaired":0,
            "clean_effects":0,
            "attached_pic":0,
            "timed_thumbnails":0,
            "non_diegetic":0,
            "captions":0,
            "descriptions":0,
            "metadata":0,
            "dependent":0,
            "still_image":0,
            "multilayer":0
         },
         "tags":{
            "language":"und",
            "handler_name":"VideoHandler",
            "vendor_id":"[0][0][0][0]"
         }
      },
      {
         "index":1,
         "codec_name":"aac",
         "codec_long_name":"AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
         "profile":"LC",
         "codec_type":"audio",
         "codec_tag_string":"mp4a",
         "codec_tag":"0x6134706d",
         "sample_fmt":"fltp",
         "sample_rate":"48000",
         "channels":2,
         "channel_layout":"stereo",
         "bits_per_sample":0,
         "initial_padding":0,
         "id":"0x2",
         "r_frame_rate":"0/0",
         "avg_frame_rate":"0/0",
         "time_base":"1/48000",
         "start_pts":0,
         "start_time":"0.000000",
         "duration_ts":172775424,
         "duration":"3599.488000",
         "bit_rate":"191999",
         "nb_frames":"168726",
         "extradata_size":2,
         "disposition":{
            "default":1,
            "dub":0,
            "original":0,
            "comment":0,
            "lyrics":0,
            "karaoke":0,
            "forced":0,
            "hearing_impaired":0,
            "visual_impaired":0,
            "clean_effects":0,
            "attached_pic":0,
            "timed_thumbnails":0,
            "non_diegetic":0,
            "captions":0,
            "descriptions":0,
            "metadata":0,
            "dependent":0,
            "still_image":0,
            "multilayer":0
         },
         "tags":{
            "language":"und",
            "handler_name":"SoundHandler",
            "vendor_id":"[0][0][0][0]"
         }
      }
   ],
   "format":{
      "filename":"/Volumes/video/Alex.mp4",
      "nb_streams":2,
      "nb_programs":0,
      "nb_stream_groups":0,
      "format_name":"mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2",
      "format_long_name":"QuickTime / MOV",
      "start_time":"0.000000",
      "duration":"3599.488000",
      "size":"1438846057",
      "bit_rate":"3197890",
      "probe_score":100,
      "tags":{
         "major_brand":"isom",
         "minor_version":"512",
         "compatible_brands":"isomiso2avc1mp41",
         "encoder":"Lavf62.3.100"
      }
   }
}
```

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