JSON validator and formatter

About this tool

This tool will allow you to:.

a) Validate JSON, ensuring that it has the correct syntax.
b) Format the JSON, making it either compact, or pretty and easy to read.

What is JSON?

JSON is short for JavaScript Object Notation. It is a way of representing complex objects in a simple and lightweight text format, easy for computers and humans to understand.

JSON is one of the most common and preferred ways of representing information across various APIs and services.

Example

The following JSON snippet represents a list of people with some basic information:

[
  {
    "first_name": "John",
    "surname": "Smith",
    "age": 25
  },
  {
    "first_name": "Jane",
    "surname": "Doe",
    "age": 22
  }
]

JSON validator and formatter

Locate JSON errors and optionally format the output.