SELECT
JSON_EXTRACT(`COLUMNS_HEADERS`, '$[1]'),
(JSON_EXTRACT(`COLUMNS_HEADERS`, '$[1]') = CAST('null' AS JSON))
FROM ate.readings_columns_new;
o
SELECT
JSON_EXTRACT(`COLUMNS_HEADERS`, '$[1]'),
(JSON_TYPE(JSON_EXTRACT(`COLUMNS_HEADERS`, '$[1]')) = 'NULL')
FROM ate.readings_columns_new;
Consulte los documentos para JSON_TYPE .