Powershell's "ConvertFrom-Json" correctly handles it in both cases, dumping either 1 or 2+ items into an array, which I understand is more loosely typed. It depends on your definition of "correct".

SQL Server's OpenJson function will let you dismantle JSON structures into relational tables, including tables with foreign/primary key relationships.

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