diff --git a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSON.java b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSON.java
index 46762f91..43e0cc08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSON.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSON.java
@@ -112,22 +112,24 @@ public static <T extends ABIObject> List<T> parseElements(String arrayJson, Set<
     }
 
     public static <T extends ABIObject> List<T> parseElements(int flags, String arrayJson, Set<TypeEnum> types) {
-//        return ABIJSON.<T>stream(flags, arrayJson, types).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        try (final JsonReader reader = read(arrayJson)) {
+            return parseArray(reader, types, flags);
+        } catch (IOException io) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(io);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static <T extends ABIObject> List<T> parseArray(final JsonReader reader, Set<TypeEnum> types, int flags) throws IOException {
         final List<T> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        reader.beginArray();
         final MessageDigest digest = Function.newDefaultDigest();
-        final JsonReader jsonReader = read(arrayJson);
-        try {
-            jsonReader.beginArray();
-            while (jsonReader.peek() != JsonToken.END_ARRAY) {
-                T e = tryParseStreaming(jsonReader, types, digest, flags);
-                if (e != null) {
-                    list.add(e);
-                }
+        while (reader.peek() != JsonToken.END_ARRAY) {
+            T e = tryParseStreaming(reader, types, digest, flags);
+            if (e != null) {
+                list.add(e);
             }
-            jsonReader.endArray();
-        } catch (IOException io) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(io);
         }
+        reader.endArray();
         return list;
     }
 
@@ -525,4 +527,19 @@ public static TupleType<?> parseTupleType(JsonReader reader, final boolean event
     private static JsonReader read(String json) {
         return new JsonReader(new StringReader(json));
     }
+
+    public static <T extends ABIObject> List<T> parseABIField(int flags, String objectJson, Set<TypeEnum> types) {
+        try (final JsonReader reader = read(objectJson)) {
+            reader.beginObject();
+            while (reader.peek() != JsonToken.END_OBJECT) {
+                if ("abi".equals(reader.nextName())) {
+                    return parseArray(reader, types, flags);
+                }
+                reader.skipValue();
+            }
+        } catch (IOException io) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(io);
+        }
+        throw new IllegalStateException("abi key not found");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java
index 72b47f05..f38706be 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java
@@ -897,4 +897,26 @@ public void testUserDefinedValueTypes() {
 
         assertEquals(json, f.toString());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testParseABIField() {
+        final String json = "{\n" +
+                "  \"abi\": [\n" +
+                "    {\n" +
+                "      \"name\": \"aller\",\n" +
+                "      \"inputs\": [\n" +
+                "        { \"name\": \"amt\", \"type\": \"uint256\" },\n" +
+                "        { \"name\": \"balance\", \"type\": \"uint256\" },\n" +
+                "        { \"name\": \"rate\", \"type\": \"uint256\" },\n" +
+                "        { \"name\": \"dest\", \"type\": \"address\" },\n" +
+                "        { \"name\": \"msg\", \"type\": \"string\" }\n" +
+                "      ]\n" +
+                "    }\n" +
+                "  ]\n" +
+                "}";
+        final List<ABIObject> objects = ABIJSON.parseABIField(FLAGS_NONE, json, ABIJSON.ALL);
+        assertEquals(1, objects.size());
+        assertEquals(TypeEnum.FUNCTION, objects.get(0).getType());
+        assertEquals("aller(uint256,uint256,uint256,address,string)", objects.get(0).getCanonicalSignature());
+    }
 }