# Formatting and Validating JSON Files

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**Created:** [May 18, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/formatting-and-validating-json-files/265 "2021-05-18T07:33:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Legato](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/legato/32/41_2.png) [@Legato](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Legato)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/formatting-and-validating-json-files/265/1 "2021-05-18T07:33:17Z")

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From time to time you will need to edit and validate a JSON file before adding it to a body of a request. You can use the many JSON validators that are online, but I find them limited in their functionality, and many of them are also full of ads and pop-ups. I recommend using the freeware source-code editor [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) together with one of its popular extensions for JSON files. After you have downloaded and installed Visual Studio Code, open the program, and press the ‘Ctrl+Shift+X’ keys. Enter ‘JSON’ in the **Search Extensions** field, and download one of the JSON extensions that includes great reviews and many downloads. I personally use the ZainChen JSON extension, but there are other JSON extensions that also work very well. Note that some of the extensions only validate a file after it is initially saved as a JSON file.

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**Author:** ![Community\_Team](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Community\_Team](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Community_Team)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/formatting-and-validating-json-files/265/2 "2021-07-28T23:10:19Z")

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Hi Legato,

Completely agree! I will try the extension. Thanks for sharing!