// tool
YAML / JSON Formatter and Linter
Validate, format, and convert YAML and JSON. Browser-only.
input detected as:yaml
// input
// output
{
"apiVersion": "apps/v1",
"kind": "Deployment",
"metadata": {
"name": "web"
},
"spec": {
"replicas": 3,
"selector": {
"matchLabels": {
"app": "web"
}
},
"template": {
"metadata": {
"labels": {
"app": "web"
}
},
"spec": {
"containers": [
{
"name": "app",
"image": "nginx:1.27-alpine",
"resources": {
"requests": {
"cpu": "100m",
"memory": "128Mi"
},
"limits": {
"memory": "256Mi"
}
}
}
]
}
}
}
}When to reach for this
- Debugging Helm values: paste the rendered template YAML, convert to JSON to see the structure clearly.
- Cleaning up an API response: pretty-print JSON from a curl command or paste into YAML for readable diffs.
- Catching syntax errors fast: the linter surfaces the exact position of an unclosed quote or misaligned indent.
- Converting a quick config: e.g., take a JSON file generated by a script and hand it to a YAML-only tool.
About the round-trip
YAML is a superset of JSON in intent but not 1:1. Multi-document YAML streams (---separators) can't be represented as a single JSON value. Anchors and merge keys are resolved during parsing; you won't see them in the JSON output. Comments are not preserved in either direction.
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