Bash script to create AWS SSM parameters from JSON file

upload.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Specify the JSON file path, contents should be like:
# { "environment": [ { "name": "DB_PASSWORD", "value": "password" }, { "name": "DB_USERNAME", "value": "username" } ] }
json_file="file.json"

# Loop through each environment object in the JSON file
jq -r '.environment[] | "aws ssm put-parameter --name /prod/app-name/" + .name + " --value " + .value + " --type SecureString"' "$json_file" | while read -r cmd; do
    echo "$cmd"
    eval "$cmd"
done