The Missing JSON Inspector

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Inspect JSON in your browser.

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The Missing JSON Inspector
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Inspect JSON documents the way you normally inspect JavaScript objects in the console. Without any ugly decorations or useless features. This simple extension detects when you're viewing JSON documents and allows you to switch between the original document and the JSON inspector via the page action icon that lives in your address bar. The end result is very similar to what you get when viewing XML documents in your browser.

Features (most are configurable):
* Automatically switches to the JSON Inspector
* Keyboard navigation of the JSON tree
* Expand/collapse parts of the JSON tree with mouse or keyboard (hold SHIFT key to include all the siblings, or ALT key to include all the children)
* Sorts object keys in either direction, but can also show data as-is
* Exports JSON data into the content window so that it can be used directly in the console (window.$json by default)

Don't have a URL handy? Give these a try:

EchoNest API: http://developer.echonest.com/api/v4/artist/search?api_key=N6E4NIOVYMTHNDM8J&format=json&name=timewarp&results=10

Last.FM API: http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.search&artist=aphex+twin&api_key=b25b959554ed76058ac220b7b2e0a026&format=json

Twitter API: http://twitter.com/statuses/public_timeline.json

Latest reviews

Vincent De Snerck 2019-06-17

Being given JS access to a JSON document you are viewing is very helpful with window.$json. Would love it if it somehow bound the selected part of the JSON structure to a variable on window. like window.$0 or window.$json0 or something like that.

Matt Maher 2018-03-27

Bravo on keyboard support and multi-collapse. Fast and simple to use

Dávid Natingga 2017-11-03

It displays json nicely like xml. But if the json file is opened locally on the computer, then the extension does not detect it and json still looks like a text file. I would have to put it on localhost...

Steve Lamotte 2017-10-23

I've tried all the popular json extensions and like this one the best. It's simple, clear, and fast. My favourite feature is that it shows the number of elements in an array which is invaluable while debugging.

John Kimemia 2017-01-16

very awesome extension. i love it

Irina Svetlowa 2016-12-14

Hi, I am interested in acquiring your extension "The Missing JSON Inspector". Please contact me at: [email protected]

green white 2016-11-12

No settings. Can't copy JSON parts.

Razvan Pop 2016-10-02

Does not work with json data uris data:application/json;base64 ....

Rubat 2016-09-15

Works, but input is a little wonky.

Tau Tsao 2016-05-19

the only extension I found could show size of an array

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George Englezu 2016-05-09

really nice for development :D

Raymond Chan 2015-09-22

Great that I can switch between JSON formatted and the normal uglified string.

Vaibhav Garg 2015-09-20

THis is the only one that worked for me! Speed improvements and some more options would be great (like a button to collapse all etc)

Олег Бисага 2015-07-15

Єдини json-viewer який адекватно працю з силками без розширення .json.

Marius Becker 2014-12-16

If you are searching for an extension that is fast and simple, this is the one. It outperforms its competition by far. Even with tens of thousands of objects in the JSON file, it still performs just as good as the built in XML viewer of Chrome.

STONY 2014-11-18

Unwanted installations.

Borislav Peev 2014-09-11

I love that unlike other JSON viewers it scrolls smoothly even for large documents (~2mb). But it takes longer to load them and while loading it blocks the UI in other tabs. And is slightly less readable. But it is better overall.

Xwx X 2013-12-12

挺好用的

Arek Ćwiek 2013-11-28

Przetestowałem jeszcze JSON Formatter i JSONView i oba są znacznie lepsze od tego. Z tych trzech najlepszy wydaje mi sie JSON Formatter, aczkolwiek JSONViewer tylko nieznacznie mu ustępuje. Natomiast ten "The Missing JSON Inspector" jest zdecydowanie najgorszy.

Cosmin Palaghiu 2012-11-19

I liked it because it automatically detects a JSON document; in other words it doesn't require the document to have .json extension or a text/json content type header. On the other hand, it doesn't always parse/display the JSON correctly, for example a string containing an XML document.

Anonymous 2011-12-14

This is a brilliant tool for any programmer working with JSON web services! BUT only one problem: If you select None as the sorting option, it still sorts the object keys in Ascending order rather than the original order in the original source.

Andrew Harkavy 2011-11-14

This is an essential tool for anyone working with json or rest services. Feature wishlist: 1. Add option (or key/combo) to auto forward when clicking on embedded link. 2. Control over appearance (colors, arrows, etc). Thanks!

Statistics

Installs
6,879
Market
Chrome Web Store
Category
7_productivity
Rating
3.93 (46 votes)
Last update
2013-06-23
Version 1.0.1592
Languages
en

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