IIoT & Data
JSON
A widely used text format for representing structured data.
IN ONE SENTENCE
It organises information into names, values, lists and nested objects that software can easily exchange.
In normal English
JSON is common in REST APIs, MQTT payloads, cloud services and configuration files, though it is not itself an industrial control protocol.
Why would I use it?
Use it when software systems need a simple structured data format.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
A tidy labelled box for passing data between programs.
Related terms
API, MQTT, REST
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