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JSON is the lightweight text format web services and apps use to exchange data. Drop your file and choose what it becomes.
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What is JSON?
JSON is the lightweight text format web services and apps use to exchange data. It nests objects, arrays, numbers and strings.
API responses, app settings and data exchange.
Strengths
- The common language of APIs
- Carries nested structures
- Every programming language reads it
Weaknesses
- No comments
- Easy to break with a stray comma when editing by hand
| Full name | JavaScript Object Notation |
|---|---|
| Created by | Douglas Crockford (RFC 8259) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Extensions | .json |
| MIME | application/json |
| Family | Data |
Convert to JSON
| Family | Give | → | Get | What you gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLSX | JSON | API-ready data · Excel sheets carried over | ||
| CSV | JSON | API-ready data · separator found by itself | ||
| YAML | JSON | API-ready data · indented structure kept | ||
| XML | JSON | API-ready data · tags and attributes kept | ||
| TOML | JSON | API-ready data · tables and types kept | ||
| XLS | JSON | API-ready data · old Excel file read | ||
| TSV | JSON | API-ready data · tab-separated data read |
Frequently asked questions
What is JSON?
JSON is the lightweight text format web services and apps use to exchange data. It nests objects, arrays, numbers and strings.
What is JSON used for?
API responses, app settings and data exchange.
Which formats can JSON be converted to?
On this page JSON files convert to CSV, XLSX, YAML, XML, TOML. XLSX, CSV, YAML, XML, TOML, XLS, TSV files can also be turned into JSON.
How long does a conversion take?
Most files convert in a few seconds. Long videos and documents with many pages can take a few minutes; the row shows the progress.