Replace string with Bash variable in jq command - bash

Question

I realize this is a simple question but I haven't been able to find the answer. Thank you to anyone who may be able to help me understand what I am doing wrong.
Goal: Search and replace a string in a specific key in a JSON file with a string in a Bash variable using jq.
For example, in the following JSON file:
"name": "Welcome - https://docs.mysite.com/",
would become
"name": "Welcome",
Input (file.json)
[
{
"url": "https://docs.mysite.com",
"name": "Welcome - https://docs.mysite.com/",
"Ocurrences": "679"
},
{
"url": "https://docs.mysite.com",
"name": "Welcome",
"Ocurrences": "382"
}
]
Failing script (using variable)
siteUrl="docs.mysite.com"
jq --arg siteUrl "$siteUrl" '.[].name|= (gsub(" - https://$siteUrl/"; ""))' file.json > file1.json`
Desired output (file1.json)
[
{
"url": "https://docs.mysite.com",
"name": "Welcome",
"Ocurrences": "679"
},
{
"url": "https://docs.mysite.com",
"name": "Welcome",
"Ocurrences": "382"
}
]
I've tried various iterations on removing quotes, changing between ' and ", and adding and removing backslashes.
Successful script (not using variable)
jq '.[].name|= (gsub(" - https://docs.mysite.com/"; ""))' file.json > file1.json
More specifically, if it matters, I am processing an export of a website's usage data from Azure App Insights. Unfortunately, the same page may be assigned different names. I sum the Ocurrences of the two objects with the newly identical url later. If it is better to fix this in App Insights I am grateful for that insight, although I know Bash better than Kusto queries. I am grateful for any help or direction.

Answer 1

Almost. Variables are not automatically expanded within a string. You must interpolate them explicitly with \(…):
jq --arg siteUrl 'docs.mysite.com' '.[].name |= (gsub(" - https://\($siteUrl)/"; ""))' file.json
Alternatively, detect a suffix match and extract the prefix by slicing:
jq --arg siteUrl 'docs.mysite.com' '" - https://\($siteUrl)/" as $suffix | (.[].name | select(endswith($suffix))) |= .[:$suffix|-length]' file.json