Online JSON Formatter

Indent

This setting governs whether or not the output is indented. The indented output is easier for humans to comprehend. On the other hand, a non-indented output is compact & smaller in size (best for transmission). So, JSON is often minified which compacts & compresses the output by removing non-essential whitespace. This is the most important use of this tool as people paste the minified JSON and try to understand what's in it via indentation.

Indentation On

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 69
}

Indentation Off

{"name":"John Doe","age":69}

Keys In Quotes

A valid JSON must have double quotes around the keys (or property names). However, when used directly inside JavaScript, this is not necessary (unless the keys have special characters in them). So, if you intend to use the output directly inside JavaScript, deselect this option.

Keys In Quotes On

{"name":"John Doe","age":69}

Keys In Quotes Off

{name:"John Doe",age:69}

Camel Case Property Names

When this option is selected, the casing of keys is converted to lowerCamelCase. This is the default naming convention of JSON fields & JavaScript variables.

Camel Case On

{"personName":"John Doe"}

Camel Case Off

{"PersonName":"John Doe"}

Expanded Braces

When this option is selected, braces are written on a new line (C# style). Otherwise braces are written on the same line (Java/JavaScript style).

Expanded Braces On

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 25,
  "addresses":
  [
    {
      "city": "Phoenix",
      "country": "Arizona"
    },
    {
      "city": "Miami",
      "country": "Florida"
    }
  ]
}

Expanded Braces Off

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 25,
  "addresses": [
    {
      "city": "Phoenix",
      "country": "Arizona"
    },
    {
      "city": "Miami",
      "country": "Florida"
    }
  ]
}

Remove Escape Characters

Use this setting to remove escape characters in JSON Formatter. This implies that all backslash characters preceding a double quote are removed, thus unescaping the input JSON. This is needed if your JSON input has been escaped and is present in string form.

Input

"{\"personName\":\"John Doe\"}"

Remove Escape Characters On

{
  "personName": "John Doe"
}

Remove Escape Characters Off

"{\"personName\":\"John Doe\"}"

Format Embedded JSON

When this option is selected, JSON that is embedded or escaped within string values is processed, expanded & converted to nodes.

Format Embedded JSON On

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 25,
  "addresses": [
    {
      "city": "Phoenix",
      "country": "Arizona"
    },
    {
      "city": "Miami",
      "country": "Florida"
    }
  ]
}

Format Embedded JSON Off

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 25,
  "addresses": "[{\"city\":\"Phoenix\",\"country\":\"Arizona\"},{\"city\":\"Miami\",\"country\":\"Florida\"}]"
}

Date Format Handling

Even though, there is no standard for representing dates in JSON, two popular formats have emerged. The ISO Date Format being the most widely used. If you are using a .NET stack, quite possibly you are using the Microsoft Date Format.

ISO Date Format

{"systemTime":"2014-01-01T23:28:56.782Z"}

Microsoft Date Format

{"systemTime":"\/Date(1388618936782)\/"}

Quote Character

The custom quote character to use for wrapping string values and property names. You can choose between single quote ' and double quote ".

Quote Character: "

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 69
}

Quote Character: '

{
  'name': 'John Doe',
  'age': 69
}