What is JSON?

## The short answer JSON is a text format for structured data. APIs and config files use it because both humans and programs can read it. ## Building blocks - Objects: `{ "name": "Ada" }` - Arrays: `[1, 2, 3]` - Strings, numbers, booleans, null ## Why formatting helps Minified JSON is hard to debug. Beautifying reveals missing commas and braces quickly. ## Practice Paste a payload into the JSON Formatter or JSON Validator on this site.