and nor should it. If you think the unix way and use a tool that excels in that you'll find your path to success (e.g. jq). $ userId=$(http get https://jso

and nor should it. If you think the unix way and use a tool that excels in that you'll find your path to success (e.g. jq). $ userId=$(http get https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1 | jq '.userId') $ http get "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/$userId" | jq '{name,email}' { "name": "Leanne Graham", "email": "Sincere@april.biz" }