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JSON in API debugging

Copy a response, parse it locally, ask for a path, then decide whether anyone else should see the raw payload.

Typical messes

  • A field is missing or the wrong type
  • A list endpoint returns dozens of objects you need to scan
  • A log line or webhook body does not match the docs

Workflow

  1. Copy the raw body from DevTools, curl, or Postman — not the pretty preview if it rewrites quotes.
  2. Paste into HiJSON and press Ctrl+Enter.
  3. Jump with the outline; copy the path from the detail panel.
  4. Use JSONPath for lists, e.g. $.data.items[*].{id, status}.

Sharing uploads to JSONBin only if you turn that on. Redact tokens first. See safety notes.

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