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INTERNET STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 7159

Author:

T. Bray, Ed.

Stream:

IETF

Source:

jsonbis (art)

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Abstract

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight, text-based,language-independent data interchange format. It was derived fromthe ECMAScript Programming Language Standard. JSON defines a smallset of formatting rules for the portable representation of structureddata.

This document removes inconsistencies with other specifications ofJSON, repairs specification errors, and offers experience-basedinteroperability guidance.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.