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

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Table 1: Data sheet for The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format
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.