JSON or JavaScript Object Notation is a lightweight text-based open standard designed for human-readable data interchange. Conventions used by JSON are known to programmers, which include C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, etc.
JSON is used while writing JavaScript based applications that includes browser extensions and websites. JSON format is used for serializing and transmitting structured data over network connection. It is primarily used to transmit data between a server and web applications. Web services and APIs use JSON format to provide public data. It can be used with modern programming languages.
Characteristics of JSON is easy to read and write. It is a lightweight text-based interchange format. JSON is language independent.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
{
"data": [{
"type": "articles",
"id": "1",
"attributes": {
"title": "JSON:API paints my bikeshed!",
"body": "The shortest article. Ever.",
"created": "2015-05-22T14:56:29.000Z",
"updated": "2015-05-22T14:56:28.000Z"
},
"relationships": {
"author": {
"data": {"id": "42", "type": "people"}
}
}
}],
"included": [
{
"type": "people",
"id": "42",
"attributes": {
"name": "John",
"age": 80,
"gender": "male"
}
}
]
}
Let's have a quick look at the basic syntax of JSON. JSON syntax is basically considered as a subset of JavaScript syntax; it includes the following: