Introduction to JSON Web APIs
Learn about JSON Web APIs.
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Introduction
JSON is an acronym for JavaScript Object Notation. It is a file format that stores data objects in a human-readable form. It is the most popular format when it comes to creating and consuming APIs. Another common use case for JSON is configuration files. The biggest advantage of JSON is that it is easy to understand and modify. JSON can store numbers, strings, booleans, arrays, and objects.
Many applications are developed with
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A JSON file has an extension of .json
. It can look something like this:
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