# Element Access

There are many ways elements in a JSON value can be accessed:

- unchecked access via [`operator[]`](https://json.nlohmann.me/features/element_access/unchecked_access/index.md)
- checked access via [`at`](https://json.nlohmann.me/features/element_access/checked_access/index.md)
- access with default value via [`value`](https://json.nlohmann.me/features/element_access/default_value/index.md)
- iterators
- JSON pointers