Find if array has a value and then copy id from that array - powershell

Question

I'm working on a script in Okta and am trying to return only specific data. Is it possible to look to see if the value of factorType is equal to sms then to get the corresponding ID?
This is an example of what I am being returned:
[
{
"id": "ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT",
"factorType": "question",
"provider": "OKTA",
"vendorName": "OKTA",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"created": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z",
"profile": {
"question": "favorite_art_piece",
"questionText": "What is your favorite piece of art?"
},
"_links": {
"questions": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/questions",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
},
"self": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET",
"DELETE"
]
}
},
"user": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
}
}
},
{
"id": "ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE",
"factorType": "token:software:totp",
"provider": "OKTA",
"status": "PENDING_ACTIVATION",
"created": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z",
"profile": {
"credentialId": "dade.murphy#example.com"
},
"_links": {
"next": {
"name": "activate",
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE/lifecycle/activate",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"POST"
]
}
},
"self": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
},
"user": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
}
},
"_embedded": {
"activation": {
"timeStep": 30,
"sharedSecret": "HE64TMLL2IUZW2ZLB",
"encoding": "base32",
"keyLength": 16
}
}
},
{
"id": "sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN",
"factorType": "sms",
"provider": "OKTA",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"created": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z",
"lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z",
"profile": {
"phoneNumber": "[phone]"
},
"_links": {
"verify": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN/verify",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"POST"
]
}
},
"self": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET",
"DELETE"
]
}
},
"user": {
"href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL",
"hints": {
"allow": [
"GET"
]
}
}
}
}
]

Answer 1

As #IronMan commented, use ConvertFrom-Json to create an object. Then you can filter/select as desired.
$str = '[ { "id": "ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT", "factorType": "question", "provider": "OKTA", "vendorName": "OKTA", "status": "ACTIVE", "created": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z", "lastUpdated": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z", "profile": { "question": "favorite_art_piece", "questionText": "What is your favorite piece of art?" }, "_links": { "questions": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/questions", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } }, "self": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET", "DELETE" ] } }, "user": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } } } }, { "id": "ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE", "factorType": "token:software:totp", "provider": "OKTA", "status": "PENDING_ACTIVATION", "created": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z", "lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z", "profile": { "credentialId": "dade.murphy#example.com" }, "_links": { "next": { "name": "activate", "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE/lifecycle/activate", "hints": { "allow": [ "POST" ] } }, "self": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } }, "user": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } } }, "_embedded": { "activation": { "timeStep": 30, "sharedSecret": "HE64TMLL2IUZW2ZLB", "encoding": "base32", "keyLength": 16 } } }, { "id": "sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN", "factorType": "sms", "provider": "OKTA", "status": "ACTIVE", "created": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z", "lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z", "profile": { "phoneNumber": "[phone]" }, "_links": { "verify": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN/verify", "hints": { "allow": [ "POST" ] } }, "self": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET", "DELETE" ] } }, "user": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } } } } ]'
$obj = $str | ConvertFrom-Json
$obj | Where-Object factorType -eq 'sms' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty id
or
$str = '[ { "id": "ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT", "factorType": "question", "provider": "OKTA", "vendorName": "OKTA", "status": "ACTIVE", "created": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z", "lastUpdated": "2014-04-15T18:10:06.000Z", "profile": { "question": "favorite_art_piece", "questionText": "What is your favorite piece of art?" }, "_links": { "questions": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/questions", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } }, "self": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ufs2bysphxKODSZKWVCT", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET", "DELETE" ] } }, "user": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } } } }, { "id": "ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE", "factorType": "token:software:totp", "provider": "OKTA", "status": "PENDING_ACTIVATION", "created": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z", "lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:33.000Z", "profile": { "credentialId": "dade.murphy#example.com" }, "_links": { "next": { "name": "activate", "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE/lifecycle/activate", "hints": { "allow": [ "POST" ] } }, "self": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/ostf2gsyictRQDSGTDZE", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } }, "user": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } } }, "_embedded": { "activation": { "timeStep": 30, "sharedSecret": "HE64TMLL2IUZW2ZLB", "encoding": "base32", "keyLength": 16 } } }, { "id": "sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN", "factorType": "sms", "provider": "OKTA", "status": "ACTIVE", "created": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z", "lastUpdated": "2014-06-27T20:27:26.000Z", "profile": { "phoneNumber": "[phone]" }, "_links": { "verify": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN/verify", "hints": { "allow": [ "POST" ] } }, "self": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL/factors/sms2gt8gzgEBPUWBIFHN", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET", "DELETE" ] } }, "user": { "href": "https://${yourOktaDomain}/api/v1/users/00u15s1KDETTQMQYABRL", "hints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } } } } ]'
($str | ConvertFrom-Json) | Where-Object factorType -eq 'sms' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty id