JSON formatter & validator
Format, validate, and minify JSON — entirely in your browser.
- Developer
- Free to use
- Runs in your browser
Your input
Set your options
Run JSON Formatter
Private by default. Runs entirely in your browser — files never uploaded.
Three steps
How to use JSON Formatter
- Step 01
Pick your input
Paste your text into the box above.
- Step 02
Configure & run
Adjust the options (indent, sort keys, minify) and click Run. Everything happens in your browser via WebAssembly.
- Step 03
Download the result
The result appears below the form. Copy it with one click.
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to our servers.
About json formatter
Format, validate, and minify JSON. Sort keys, fix syntax errors, copy with one click. It sits in the developer shelf alongside 76 other developer tools, needs no account, and keeps the same behaviour whether you open it here or call it through the REST API.
It works from what you type in rather than a file and gives back JSON. The work happens in your browser, so nothing is sent to us at all and the tool keeps working offline. The same operation is available programmatically at POST /v1/dev/json-format.
JSON Formatter questions
Does JSON Formatter upload my file?
No. JSON Formatter runs as WebAssembly inside this browser tab: the file is read from your disk by the page, processed on your own machine, and handed straight back. It is never sent anywhere, so there is nothing for us to store or delete.
Do I need an account to use JSON Formatter?
No. JSON Formatter works without signing in, and that is not a trial — it is how the free tier works. An account only matters for things that need one to exist at all: larger server jobs against your quota, API keys, saved workflows and billing.
Can I run JSON Formatter from my own code?
Yes. Every tool on the site is reachable from the REST API with the same slug — `json-format` — and the same options as this page, so anything you can do here you can automate against your own files.