JSON to YAML

Convert between JSON and YAML online

JSON

stands for javascript object notation

records separated by commas
keys and strings are wrapped by double quotes
is a good choice for data transport

YAML

stands for YAML ain't markup language and is a superset of JSON

lists begin with a hyphen
dependent on whitespace / indentation
better suited for configuration than json

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JSON

{
  "json": [
    "rigid",
    "better for data interchange"
  ],
  "yaml": [
    "slim and flexible",
    "better for configuration"
  ],
  "object": {
    "key": "value",
    "array": [
      {
        "null_value": null
      },
      {
        "boolean": true
      },
      {
        "integer": 1
      },
      {
        "alias": "aliases are like variables"
      },
      {
        "alias": "aliases are like variables"
      }
    ]
  },
  "paragraph": "Blank lines denote\nparagraph breaks\n",
  "content": "Or we\ncan auto\nconvert line breaks\nto save space",
  "alias": {
    "bar": "baz"
  },
  "alias_reuse": {
    "bar": "baz"
  }
}

 
{
  "json": [
    "rigid",
    "better for data interchange"
  ],
  "yaml": [
    "slim and flexible",
    "better for configuration"
  ],
  "object": {
    "key": "value",
    "array": [
      {
        "null_value": null
      },
      {
        "boolean": true
      },
      {
        "integer": 1
      },
      {
        "alias": "aliases are like variables"
      },
      {
        "alias": "aliases are like variables"
      }
    ]
  },
  "paragraph": "Blank lines denote\nparagraph breaks\n",
  "content": "Or we\ncan auto\nconvert line breaks\nto save space",
  "alias": {
    "bar": "baz"
  },
  "alias_reuse": {
    "bar": "baz"
  }
}

YAML

---
# <- yaml supports comments, json does not
# did you know you can embed json in yaml?
# try uncommenting the next line
# { foo: 'bar' }

json:
- rigid
- better for data interchange
yaml:
- slim and flexible
- better for configuration
object:
    key: value
    array:
    - null_value:
    - boolean: true
    - integer: 1
    - alias: aliases are like variables
    - alias: aliases are like variables
paragraph: |
    Blank lines denote
    paragraph breaks
content: |-
    Or we
    can auto
    convert line breaks
    to save space
alias:
    bar: baz
alias_reuse:
    bar: baz

​x
 
---
# <- yaml supports comments, json does not
# did you know you can embed json in yaml?
# try uncommenting the next line
# { foo: 'bar' }
​
json:
- rigid
- better for data interchange
yaml:
- slim and flexible
- better for configuration
object:
    key: value
    array:
    - null_value:
    - boolean: true
    - integer: 1
    - alias: aliases are like variables
    - alias: aliases are like variables
paragraph: |
    Blank lines denote
    paragraph breaks
content: |-
    Or we
    can auto
    convert line breaks
    to save space
alias:
    bar: baz
alias_reuse:
    bar: baz