Does Sort JSON Array upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Sort JSON Array runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: JSON array only.

Should I use Reverse JSON Array instead of Sort JSON Array?

Use Sort JSON Array when you need Sort a JSON string array. Use Reverse JSON Array when you need Reverse a JSON array. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.

Sort JSON Array

Sort a JSON string array.

Stringifies items and sorts lexicographically. Unlike Reverse JSON Array this orders. Non-array fails.

What Sort JSON Array does

Stringifies items and sorts lexicographically. Unlike Reverse JSON Array this orders. Non-array fails.

The interactive controls for Sort JSON Array load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /convert/sort-json-array is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Sort JSON Array.

How to use Sort JSON Array

Keep this tab on Sort JSON Array (/convert/sort-json-array). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example Reverse JSON Array) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Sort JSON Array expects. Path hint: convert · sort json array. Sort a JSON string array.
Apply the Sort JSON Array action only. Unique JSON Array is a different transform (Deduplicate a JSON array.). Stringifies items and sorts lexicographically. Unlike Reverse JSON Array this orders. Non-array fails.
Copy the output of Sort JSON Array if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: JSON array only.
If the text job is actually Reverse a JSON array., leave Sort JSON Array and open Reverse JSON Array.

When not to use Sort JSON Array

Skip Sort JSON Array when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Reverse JSON Array or Unique JSON Array — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Stringifies items and sorts lexicographically. Unlike Reverse JSON Array this orders. Non-array fails.

Questions about Sort JSON Array

What does Sort JSON Array do that other Convert pages on this site do not?: Stringifies items and sorts lexicographically. Unlike Reverse JSON Array this orders. Non-array fails. Short version: Sort a JSON string array.
Does Sort JSON Array upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Sort JSON Array runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: JSON array only.
Should I use Reverse JSON Array instead of Sort JSON Array?: Use Sort JSON Array when you need Sort a JSON string array. Use Reverse JSON Array when you need Reverse a JSON array. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Sort JSON Array?: JSON array only. Also: Stringifies items and sorts lexicographically. Unlike Reverse JSON Array this orders. Non-array fails.