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JSON to CSV Converter – Convert JSON Online (Free Tool)

Free online JSON to CSV Converter tool to convert JSON data to CSV format. Export JSON arrays to spreadsheet-compatible CSV. All conversion happens locally in your browser.

What is JSON to CSV Converter?

JSON to CSV converts a JSON array of objects into a comma-separated-values document with one row per object and one column per key. Quoting is RFC 4180 compliant (double-quote any field containing commas, quotes, or newlines). Useful for handing API data to non-technical colleagues, importing into Excel/Sheets, or preparing data for a BI tool.

Why use this tool?

  • Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile in any modern browser
  • Stable behavior across visits — no surprise version drift
  • Your data stays private — all processing happens locally in the browser
  • Strict and lenient parser modes for handling messy real-world data
  • Handles UTF-8 BOM, mixed delimiters, and other edge cases that break simpler converters

How to use

  1. Paste your source data into JSON to CSV Converter, or upload a file
  2. Confirm the parsed preview looks correct
  3. Click Convert to produce the output in the new format
  4. Copy the result or download as a file ready for the consuming system

Examples

Export API data to Excel

Fetch a JSON list of users, convert to CSV, and open in Excel — sortable and filterable without writing a single formula.

Build a Google Sheets import

Convert to CSV, paste into Sheets via "Paste special → Split text to columns" — fastest path from API to spreadsheet.

Flatten nested objects

Use the "flatten nested" option so user.address.city becomes its own column. Each nested key gets a dot-notation header.

Common use cases

  • Handing API data to analysts who work in spreadsheets
  • Generating an export feature in a web app (Download as CSV button)
  • Preparing data for a BI tool (Looker, Tableau) that ingests CSV
  • Backing up a JSON dataset in a more universally readable format
  • Quickly diffing two JSON arrays — convert both to CSV, sort, diff

Troubleshooting

Some rows have missing columns.
Objects have different keys. The converter takes the union of all keys; rows without a key get an empty cell. Pre-normalise the objects in your code if you want strict columns.
Excel shows "1.23E+45" instead of my long number.
Excel auto-formats large numbers. Add a leading apostrophe ('1234567890123) or import as Text column to preserve the literal value.
Unicode characters look broken in Excel.
The tool prepends a UTF-8 BOM so Excel detects the encoding correctly. If still broken, check Excel's import settings or use "Data → From Text/CSV" with explicit UTF-8.

Frequently Asked Questions

Paste your JSON array into the tool, and it will automatically extract the keys as column headers and convert each object into a CSV row.

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