The example selects columns from a table and uses JSON_AGG to compose those columns into JSON objects.
SELECT JSON_agg(empID, company, empName, empAge) FROM emp_table;
Result:
JSON_agg -------- [{ "empID" : 1, "company" : "company1", "empName" : "Cameron", "empAge" : 24 },{ "empID" : 2, "company" : "company1", "empName" : "Justin", "empAge" : 34 },{ "empID" : 3, "company" : "company1", "empName" : "Someone", "empAge" : 24 }]