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Also called JavaScript Object Notation

What is JSON?

A lightweight, incredibly common plain-text format used for structuring and transferring data between a server and a web application.

JSON organizes data into easily readable key-value pairs (e.g., "name": "Orbit"). Although derived from JavaScript, it is language-agnostic and universally supported. It is the absolute standard format for structuring payloads sent to and received from REST APIs, configuration files, and AI tool-calling arguments.

How it relates to Orbit

Orbit’s MCP tools use structured JSON arguments, and the History panel can export events as JSON. See MCP Tool Catalog for details.

When you would use it

You interact with JSON constantly whenever your application needs to format, parse, or transmit structured data across the internet.

Common operations

  • Formatting user profile data being sent from a backend database to a frontend framework.
  • Structuring the parameters an AI agent outputs to execute a specific function.

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