nushell/docs/commands/to_json.md

title	layout	version
to json	command	0.59.1

Converts table data into JSON text.

Signature

> to json --raw --indent --tabs

Parameters

• --raw: remove all of the whitespace
• --indent {number}: specify indentation width
• --tabs {number}: specify indentation tab quantity

Examples

Outputs a JSON string, with default indentation, representing the contents of this table

> [a b c] | to json

Outputs a JSON string, with 4-space indentation, representing the contents of this table

> [Joe Bob Sam] | to json -i 4

Outputs an unformatted JSON string representing the contents of this table

> [1 2 3] | to json -r