The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format
RFC 8259
| Document | Type |
RFC - Internet Standard
(December 2017; Errata)
Obsoletes RFC 7159
Also known as STD 90
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| Last updated | 2018-12-20 | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Matthew Miller | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2016-12-05) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8259 (Internet Standard) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Alexey Melnikov | ||
| Send notices to | Matthew Miller <linuxwolf+ietf@outer-planes.net> | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) T. Bray, Ed.
Request for Comments: 8259 Textuality
Obsoletes: 7159 December 2017
Category: Standards Track
ISSN: 2070-1721
The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format
Abstract
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight, text-based,
language-independent data interchange format. It was derived from
the ECMAScript Programming Language Standard. JSON defines a small
set of formatting rules for the portable representation of structured
data.
This document removes inconsistencies with other specifications of
JSON, repairs specification errors, and offers experience-based
interoperability guidance.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8259.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2. Specifications of JSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3. Introduction to This Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. JSON Grammar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5. Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6. Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. String and Character Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.1. Character Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.2. Unicode Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.3. String Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9. Parsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10. Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
13. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
14. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
14.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
14.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Appendix A. Changes from RFC 7159 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1. Introduction
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