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JSON Formatter & Validator

JSON Formatter & Validator formats, validates, minifies, and sorts standard JSON locally with line/column errors, Tab/2/4/8 indentation, desktop preview, and plain copy.

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JSON Formatter & Validator

Quick Start

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Paste standard JSON into the editor.
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Check the highlighted line and column if validation fails.
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Click Format to pretty-print JSON; desktop preview writes to the right pane.
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Click Minify to remove extra whitespace and line breaks.
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Copy preview output when desktop preview is open; otherwise copy the editor.

Common Scenarios

API debugging

quickly check whether returned JSON is valid and turn it into something easier to read.

Log inspection

format JSON snippets from logs to spot bracket, quote, and field-structure issues.

Configuration editing

clean up JSON structure, indentation, key order, and nested layout before saving.

Code review

include clearer JSON examples so teammates can inspect payloads and config changes faster.

Pre-commit check

normalize pasted JSON formatting and indentation to reduce style noise before commit.

Formatting Parameters & Actions

Indent size: use the dropdown next to the buttons to choose Tab/2/4/8
Sort: click ‘Sort’ to recursively alphabetize object keys. JSON values stay the same, but key order changes and is not auto-reversible

Standard JSON Boundaries

The parser accepts standard JSON values only: objects, arrays, strings, numbers, booleans, and null.
Comments, single quotes, trailing commas, NaN, Infinity, undefined, JSON 5, and JSON C are outside this tool.
Format and Minify parse first, then stringify. They do not preserve original whitespace, comments, or formatting style.
Sort recursively changes object key order. Copy a backup first if order matters to your workflow.
Desktop preview is a read-only output pane. Copy uses preview output when open, otherwise the current editor content.
Error highlighting is syntax-level only. This is not a schema validator, Open API checker, type checker, or security scanner.
This is not a tree viewer, JSON Path explorer, visual graph, file upload/download processor, or cross-format converter.

Usage Advice

Escapes: inside JSON strings, write quotes and new lines as valid JSON escapes such as \" and \n.
Consistency: agree on indentation, key order, and schema outside this formatter; this page checks syntax, not business rules
Backup before sorting: sorting changes key order and cannot be auto-reverted; copy a backup first
Start with the highlighted error line, then hover or tap to view 'Line X, Column Y' and inspect nearby brackets, quotes, and commas
Minify then format to surface extra commas or mismatched quotes

Limitations & Compatibility

No comments: // and /* */ are not standard JSON (use JSON 5/JSON C tools)
No single quotes: 'text' is not a valid JSON string
No trailing commas: {"a":1,} or [1,] is invalid

Privacy & Security

JSON formatting runs locally in your browser. Editor content may stay as a browser draft. If a saved workspace or WebDAV sync is enabled, the editor content, formatting options, preview toggle, line-number preference, and wrapping preference may be saved through that sync. Preview output, validation errors, line/column highlights, copy state, and undo history are derived from the current editor content and are not saved as separate result data. This tool does not upload files, create attachments, or export files.

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