How to parse an inner field in a nested JSON object

You could use structs so long as your incoming data isn’t too dynamic.

http://play.golang.org/p/bUZ8l6WgvL

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "encoding/json"
    )

type User struct {
    Name string
    Parents struct {
        Mother string
        Father string
    }
}

func main() {
    encoded := `{
        "name": "Cain",
        "parents": {
            "mother": "Eve",
            "father": "Adam"
        }
    }`

    // Decode the json object
    u := &User{}
    err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(encoded), &u)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    // Print out mother and father
    fmt.Printf("Mother: %s\n", u.Parents.Mother)
    fmt.Printf("Father: %s\n", u.Parents.Father)
}