JavaScript Object Notation

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is the lightweight key-value data format that nearly every modern API speaks — the lingua franca of the integration layer.

What is JSON?

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a text-based data format that represents structured data as nested objects (key-value maps) and arrays. Despite the name, it's language-independent — every modern stack reads and writes JSON natively.

Why it matters

Default request and response format for nearly every REST/HTTP API
Webhook payloads, config files, log records, AI tool-call arguments — all JSON
Compact enough for transport, structured enough for nested data

JSON vs. other formats

JSON vs. CSV: JSON handles nesting and types; CSV is flat
JSON vs. XML: JSON is lighter and easier to parse; XML has stricter schemas
JSON vs. Parquet: JSON is row-oriented and human-readable; Parquet is columnar and efficient at scale

NDJSON

NDJSON (newline-delimited JSON) puts one JSON object per line — ideal for streaming, log processing, and large-batch APIs. Most modern data pipelines accept it as a first-class input.

How TexAu helps

Every TexAu API endpoint and webhook payload is JSON; every AI Column output can be returned as structured JSON for downstream parsing and routing.