Online Equivalent of Python json.dumps(indent=2)
Python's json.dumps(data, indent=2, sort_keys=True) is the standard way to pretty print JSON in a script. But when you just need to read a raw JSON blob quickly, our online formatter is faster than running Python code.
How Python Developers Use This Tool
- API debugging: Paste response JSON from Postman, curl, or browser DevTools directly.
- File inspection: Copy-paste content from .json files to check structure before loading with json.load().
- Error diagnosis: If json.loads() throws a JSONDecodeError, paste the text here to see the exact error location.
Python json Module Quick Reference
import json
# Parse
data = json.loads(text)
# Format / pretty print
pretty = json.dumps(data, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
# Validate safely
try:
json.loads(text)
print("Valid JSON")
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
print(f"Error at line {e.lineno}: {e.msg}")Who this guide is for
- Format API responses from requests.get().json() for readability
- Inspect JSON config files before editing with Python scripts
- Debug FastAPI and Django REST framework JSON payloads
- Quickly check JSON without writing a temporary Python script