Did you try using streaming? https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/#Streaming https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/#Streaming You have to rewrite your criteria

Did you try using streaming? https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/#Streaming https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/#Streaming You have to rewrite your criteria, but it's what's allowed me to process huge json files without issues.