Parse a JSON string — decode escaped JSON back into a readable, pretty-printed JSON object instantly.
Click the left panel and paste your data (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V), or use the Paste or Sample buttons.
Press the 🔓 Unstringify JSON button. The result appears instantly in the right panel.
Any syntax issues in your input are shown in the red error bar with a clear description so you can fix them quickly.
Click Copy to copy to clipboard or Download to save the file locally.
Unstringifying reverses JSON.stringify() — it takes an escaped JSON string (with \\" and \n sequences) and parses it back into a formatted, readable JSON object.
You can paste the raw escaped string (without surrounding quotes), or paste it wrapped in double quotes — the tool handles both automatically.
Double-escaped strings (with \\\\") are handled by attempting multiple parse passes until a valid JSON object is recovered.
Yes. All processing is done locally in your browser. Nothing is ever sent to a server.
Yes — the tool detects and recursively unescapes nested stringified JSON values.
The JSON Stringify Tool converts a JSON object into an escaped string — the reverse of this operation.
