JSON full form: What is JSON

JSON: JavaScript Object Notation

The full form of JSON is JavaScript Object Notation. It is used for transporting data in web applications. JSON is plain text data written in JavaScript object notation and is also language independent.

JSON was initially created in early 2000s by Douglas Crockford. The latest JSON standard was published in 2007 and JSON was first standardized in 2013.

Sample JSON

{ 
  "firstName": "Deepanker", 
  "lastName": "Verma", 
  "age": 33, 
  "address": { 
  "streetAddress": "21 2nd Street", 
  "city": "Ghaziabad", 
  "state": "Uttar Pradesh", 
  "postalCode": "201014" 
}