How to Format JSON Online
JSON is everywhere in modern development—APIs, configs, and data exchange. Keeping it readable and valid saves time and prevents bugs.
Formatting JSON means applying consistent indentation and line breaks so humans can read it. Minifying does the opposite: removes whitespace to shrink payload size.
Use our JSON Formatter here to paste raw JSON and get formatted or minified output with syntax highlighting. You can also validate and fix common syntax errors in one click.
For converting between formats, try our JSON to CSV and JSON to YAML tools to integrate with spreadsheets or config files.