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JSON Formatte & Validate: Beautify, Debug, and format JSON Online

1. Introduction: The Problem with Raw Data In the world of modern computing, data travels everywhere. When you open a mobile app, load a website, or save a configuration file, computers are constantly exchanging information. The standard language for this exchange is JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). Computers love JSON because it is efficient. To make data transfer faster, computers often strip away all the "useless" characters—spaces, tabs, and newlines. This process is called minification. The result? A massive, chaotic block of text that looks like this: {"id":1,"name":"Product A","tags":["new","sale"],"specs":{"weight":500,"color":"red"}} For a machine, this is perfect. For a human, it is a nightmare. You cannot easily see the structure, finding a specific value is difficult, and debugging an error is nearly impossible. This is why the JSON formatter exists. It is the bri...