# Convert JSON to URL Query String info='{ "fname": "jon", "lname": "tower", "phone": "555-555-1234", "dob": "01/02/1984" }' echo "$info" echo $info|jq -r '[to_entries[] | (@uri "\(.key)" + "=" + @uri "\(.value)")] | join("&")' vars="$(echo $info|jq -r '[to_entries[] | (@uri "\(.key)" + "=" + @uri "\(.value)")] | join("&")')" wget -qO- "http://website/submit.php?${vars}"