Developer guides
Practical guides for JSON and API workflows
Orlixio guides explain the everyday data tasks developers run into while formatting JSON, validating payloads, converting files, comparing API responses, and decoding JWTs.
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What is JSON and why developers use it
A practical explanation of JSON, where it appears in development, and why its simple structure made it the common language of APIs.
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How to format JSON online
Learn when to format JSON, how online formatters work, and what to check when formatting fails.
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How to validate JSON and fix common errors
A practical guide to JSON validation, parser messages, and the most common syntax mistakes developers run into.
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JSON vs YAML
JSON and YAML both describe structured data, but they make different tradeoffs around readability, strictness, and tooling.
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JSON vs XML
JSON and XML both carry structured data, but their strengths differ across modern APIs, enterprise integrations, and document formats.
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How to convert JSON to CSV
A practical guide to converting JSON arrays of objects into CSV for spreadsheets, reporting, and imports.
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How to convert CSV to JSON
A practical workflow for converting CSV into JSON arrays for fixtures, APIs, and frontend prototypes.
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What is JWT and how to decode it
JWTs are common in authentication. Learn what the three sections mean and why decoding is not verification.
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Common JSON syntax errors
Trailing commas, bad quotes, comments, unclosed brackets, and undefined values are the JSON mistakes developers hit most often.
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Minified JSON vs formatted JSON
Formatted JSON is for humans, minified JSON is for compact transport. The data is the same, but the workflow is different.
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How to compare two JSON files
A practical guide to comparing JSON payloads, configs, arrays, and API responses without getting distracted by formatting.
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Best practices for working with API responses
API responses are easier to debug when you validate syntax, format payloads, inspect errors, and compare changes deliberately.