JSON ↔ YAML Converter
Convert between JSON and YAML formats with validation
Conversion Settings
JSON Input
YAML Output
Output will appear here
JSON vs YAML
JSON Format
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a widely-used data format:
{
"name": "John",
"age": 30,
"skills": ["JavaScript", "Python"]
}YAML Format
YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) is human-friendly and uses indentation. Learn more about YAML →
name: John
age: 30
skills:
- JavaScript
- PythonUse Cases
- Configuration files (Docker, Kubernetes use YAML)
- API request/response formatting (JSON)
- Data interchange between systems
- Converting between human-readable and machine-readable formats
- CI/CD pipeline configurations
Key Differences
- Syntax: JSON uses brackets/braces, YAML uses indentation
- Quotes: JSON requires quotes for strings, YAML doesn't
- Readability: YAML is more human-readable
- Comments: YAML supports comments (#), JSON doesn't