How to use jq when the variable has reserved characters?

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When a key contains characters that are invalid for identifiers, you’ll have to quote the name.

."OPEN.BTC"

Or for older versions of jq, use an index.

.["OPEN.BTC"]

Example

... | jq '."OPEN.BTC"'

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