JSON to YAML

Bidirectional conversion between JSON and YAML, commonly used in configuration file scenarios.

Conversion Direction

JSON → YAML

YAML → JSON

JSON Indent

JSON Input

YAML Output

Usage

JSON vs YAML

JSONJSON uses curly braces and square brackets to represent structure, strict syntax, requires quotes around keys and string values.
YAMLYAML uses indentation to represent hierarchy, more human-readable, supports comments, widely used in configuration files (Docker Compose, Kubernetes, CI/CD, etc.).

YAML Syntax Essentials

Use space indentation to represent hierarchy (no tabs allowed)
Key-value pairs separated by :, space required after colon
Array items start with -
Strings usually don't need quotes; use quotes when containing special characters
Supports # comments

Bidirectional Conversion

Supports both JSON → YAML and YAML → JSON bidirectional conversion. Switching direction automatically swaps input and output content. The YAML parser is a simple implementation supporting common key-value pairs, arrays, nested objects, and multi-line strings.