Question 1

What does this tool do?

Accepted Answer

It formats (pretty-prints), validates, and minifies JSON data. Paste your JSON, click Format to indent it, Minify to compress it, or Validate to check for syntax errors.

Question 2

What indentation options are available?

Accepted Answer

You can choose between 2 spaces or 4 spaces for indentation when formatting JSON.

Question 3

Will it tell me where errors are?

Accepted Answer

Yes. If your JSON has syntax errors, the tool displays the error message from the JSON parser which typically includes the position of the error.

Question 4

Is my JSON data secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All processing happens entirely in your browser using the built-in JSON.parse and JSON.stringify methods. No data is sent to any server.

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