📘 Learn: JSON, Base64 & Why Formatting Matters
Everything you need to understand JSON, Base64, examples, and real-world use cases.
🎯 How JSON Works
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight format for data exchange. It uses objects, arrays, and key–value pairs to structure data.
Example JSON Structure
{
"name": "John",
"age": 25,
"skills": ["C#", "ASP.NET", "AI"]
}
- Simple and easy to read
- Language-independent
- Widely used in APIs
- Perfect for web and mobile apps
🎯 What Base64 Is
Base64 is an encoding that converts binary files (PDFs, images, documents) into text.
Why Base64?
- APIs accept text-based data
- Binary files can break JSON formats
- Safe way to transmit files
Example Base64 Output
JVBERi0xLjQKJeLjz9MKMSAwIG9iago8PC9UaX...
🎯 Why Formatting is Needed
- Makes JSON readable
- Helps debugging API issues
- Improves development workflow
- Highlights errors instantly
Ugly JSON
{"name":"John","age":25,"skills":["C#","ASP.NET","AI"]}
Formatted JSON
{
"name": "John",
"age": 25,
"skills": [
"C#",
"ASP.NET",
"AI"
]
}
🎯 Use Cases
JSON
- APIs (Google, Stripe, OpenAI, AWS)
- Web & mobile apps
- Config files
Base64
- Sending PDFs/images via API
- Storing images inside JSON
- Email attachments
- Embedding images in HTML/CSS
Formatting Tools
- Debugging JSON
- API development
- Code review