What is JSON and Why It Is Important

JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It is a lightweight data format used for storing and exchanging data.

JSON is easy for humans to read and write, and easy for machines to parse.

Example JSON:

{
  "name": "John",
  "age": 25,
  "email": "john@example.com"
}

JavaScript can convert JSON to objects easily.

const data = JSON.parse(jsonString);

And convert objects back to JSON:

const json = JSON.stringify(data);

JSON is widely used in:

• APIs

• Web applications

• Configuration files

• Databases

Almost every modern web application uses JSON.