About This Tool
JSON Formatter parses JSON and returns indented or minified JSON while reporting syntax errors. JSON.parse validates the input and JSON.stringify serializes the parsed value; comments and trailing commas are not accepted.
What You Can Do
Parse validation
JSON Formatter accepts Strict JSON text as its documented input.
Readable indentation
The current JSON Formatter implementation produces Formatted or minified JSON text.
Compact serialization
JSON.parse validates the input and JSON.stringify serializes the parsed value; comments and trailing commas are not accepted.
How to Use
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Enter or select the Strict JSON text required by JSON Formatter
Enter or select the Strict JSON text required by JSON Formatter.
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Use the parse validation, readable indentation, compact serialization controls that apply to this task
Use the parse validation, readable indentation, compact serialization controls that apply to this task.
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Run JSON Formatter and inspect the displayed Formatted or minified JSON text result
Run JSON Formatter and inspect the displayed Formatted or minified JSON text result.
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Copy or download the Formatted or minified JSON text only when the current workspace provides that action
Copy or download the Formatted or minified JSON text only when the current workspace provides that action.
Practical Use Cases
JSON Formatter workflow
Use JSON Formatter when you need to parses JSON and returns indented or minified JSON while reporting syntax errors.
Result preparation
Create a reviewable Formatted or minified JSON text result while retaining the original Strict JSON text.
Privacy and File Processing
Json Tool keeps its Strict JSON text input in browser memory while the operation runs. The workflow creates Formatted or minified JSON text for local preview or download and does not send the entered values or selected file bytes to the GXA Toolbox application server.
Supported Inputs and Outputs
Input
- Strict JSON text
Output
- Formatted or minified JSON text
How It Works
JSON.parse validates the input and JSON.stringify serializes the parsed value; comments and trailing commas are not accepted.
Quality and Fidelity
JSON.parse validates the input and JSON.stringify serializes the parsed value; comments and trailing commas are not accepted.
Limitations and Important Notes
- Duplicate object keys may collapse to the last parsed value.
- Formatting cannot repair malformed JSON automatically.
Worked Example
Format {"name":"Asha","active":true} into an indented object without changing its values.
Helpful Tips
- Keep a copy of the original Strict JSON text while using JSON Formatter.
- Validate the Formatted or minified JSON text in its intended destination context.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does JSON Formatter execute on the application server?
No. The current JSON Formatter operation runs in the browser.
Is the JSON Formatter transformation always reversible?
Not necessarily. Duplicate object keys may collapse to the last parsed value.
What should I verify after using JSON Formatter?
JSON.parse validates the input and JSON.stringify serializes the parsed value; comments and trailing commas are not accepted.