JSON is a lightweight text-based open standard designed for human-readable data interchange. Conventions used by JSON are known to programmers, which include C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, etc.

• JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation.
• The format was specified by Douglas Crockford.
• It was designed for human-readable data interchange.
• It has been extended from the JavaScript scripting language.
• The filename extension is .json.
• JSON Internet Media type is application/json.
• The Uniform Type Identifier is public.json.