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YAML to JSON Converter

Parse YAML into JSON.

Overview

Parses YAML and emits JSON.

Features

  • Handles multi-document YAML.
  • Preserves null distinctions.

Use cases

  • Converting a K8s manifest.
  • Modernizing a YAML config.

API reference

POST /api/v1/tools/convert

Convert text between CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, and SQL by pivoting through JSON when no direct converter exists.

Returns: The converted text, the row count from the last step that reported one, and the converter chain that ran.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
input string Yes — The text to convert, in the source format.
autoTypes boolean No true Infer number/boolean/null types when parsing CSV rather than treating every cell as a string.
dialect string (mysql|postgres|sqlserver|sqlite) No — SQL dialect for CSV-to-SQL output. Ignored for other target formats.
table string No "data" Table name for CSV-to-SQL INSERT statements. Ignored for other target formats.
rootElement string No "root" Root XML element name for JSON-to-XML output. Ignored for other target formats.

For this tool, use from: "yaml" and to: "json".

Example

curl -X POST https://data-migration-tools.com/api/v1/tools/convert \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"from":"yaml","to":"json","input":"- id: 1\n  name: Ada\n- id: 2\n  name: Grace"}'

See the full API reference for all examples and error codes.