Array inside hashtable for JSON convert

Question

I am having issues with a REST request I am trying to build in powershell. I expect this is something simple.

The expected output schema:

"shareInfo": {
  "shareName": "string",
  "accessControl": {
    "permission": "string",
    "users": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

My powershell code

$body = @{
          shareInfo = @{
          shareName = $shareName
          accessControl = @{
            permission = $settings.Default_Share_Permissions.Permission
            users = @($settings.Default_Share_Permissions.User_Group)
          }
        }
}
$body = $body | ConvertTo-Json

which outputs

"shareInfo":  {
  "shareName":  "",
  "accessControl":  {
                        "users":  "Domain Users",
                        "permission":  "full_control"
                    }
}

Obviously my problem is the value of permission isn't an array. There will only ever be one value there but the API requires an array to be passed. Any ideas how to overcome?

That was it @TheIncorrigible1. Thank you – Nicholas Elliott Mar 21 '19 at 15:41 — Nicholas Elliott, Mar 21 '19 at 15:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 21 '19 at 15:40

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Default depth of Convertto-Json is 2.

$body = $body | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10

answered Mar 21 '19 at 15:40

Peter the Automator

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Array inside hashtable for JSON convert

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