jq: Filter JSON Array by Value

Print the JSON object in an array where the object key is equal to the specified value with jq:

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$ echo '[{"key":"foo"},{"key":"bar"}]' | jq '.[] | select(.key == "foo")'
{
  "key": "foo"
}

Reference:

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$ jq --version
jq-1.5