JSON.parse errors are famous for pointing at the wrong character, usually a line or two after the real mistake. A validator that names the actual problem saves the longest five minutes of the day.
Paste your JSON and it flags broken brackets and stray commas with a readable error message, then offers pretty or minified output. When an API response will not parse, run it through here before you blame the API.
Try it now: open the free tool, runs 100{b8b7921c843ac9e5edcbca134af59decad3ed340e0e3b2e6c286158f277affea} in your browser.
Bottom line: validate before you parse, and pretty-print while you debug.
Your turn: use the tool free here, no signup, nothing leaves your device.
How do you use JSON Validator & Linter?
Open the JSON Validator & Linter in your browser (Check syntax and flag broken brackets or commas). Type or paste your input, adjust the options, and copy the result. Everything runs locally on your device with no account and nothing stored, so the three steps below take seconds even for confidential work.
- Paste the data or snippet you want to process.
- Run the tool and watch the output update.
- Copy the result for use in your own code.
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