RFC8259 - The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format

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Title	The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format
Acronym	JSON
Version	2017
Document Number	RFC8259
Release Date	December 2017
Reference	https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8259

Note: The following is an excerpt from the official IETF RFC. It is provided here as a convenience and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference.

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.