Does Wrap JSON Root upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Wrap JSON Root runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: JSON + identifier key.

Should I use Flatten JSON instead of Wrap JSON Root?

Use Wrap JSON Root when you need Wrap JSON under a root key. Use Flatten JSON when you need Dot-path keys from nested JSON. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.

Wrap JSON Root

Wrap JSON under a root key.

Wraps any JSON value under a named root key. Unlike JSON Flatten this adds one wrapper. Bad key/JSON fails.

What Wrap JSON Root does

Wraps any JSON value under a named root key. Unlike JSON Flatten this adds one wrapper. Bad key/JSON fails.

Wrap JSON Root sits in the Convert group on purpose. It is not Flatten JSON (Dot-path keys from nested JSON.) and not Minify JSON Lite (Minify JSON; lengths before/after.). Choose this page when you need Wrap JSON under a root key. If you stretch Wrap JSON Root into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Wrap JSON Root

Keep this tab on Wrap JSON Root (/convert/wrap-json-root). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example Flatten JSON) changes the job.
Paste or type the input Wrap JSON Root expects. Path hint: convert · wrap json root. Wrap JSON under a root key.
Apply the Wrap JSON Root action only. Minify JSON Lite is a different transform (Minify JSON; lengths before/after.). Wraps any JSON value under a named root key. Unlike JSON Flatten this adds one wrapper. Bad key/JSON fails.
Copy the output of Wrap JSON Root if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: JSON + identifier key.
If the text job is actually Dot-path keys from nested JSON., leave Wrap JSON Root and open Flatten JSON.

When not to use Wrap JSON Root

Skip Wrap JSON Root when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Flatten JSON or Minify JSON Lite — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Wraps any JSON value under a named root key. Unlike JSON Flatten this adds one wrapper. Bad key/JSON fails.

Questions about Wrap JSON Root

What does Wrap JSON Root do that other Convert pages on this site do not?: Wraps any JSON value under a named root key. Unlike JSON Flatten this adds one wrapper. Bad key/JSON fails. Short version: Wrap JSON under a root key.
Does Wrap JSON Root upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Wrap JSON Root runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: JSON + identifier key.
Should I use Flatten JSON instead of Wrap JSON Root?: Use Wrap JSON Root when you need Wrap JSON under a root key. Use Flatten JSON when you need Dot-path keys from nested JSON. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Wrap JSON Root?: JSON + identifier key. Also: Wraps any JSON value under a named root key. Unlike JSON Flatten this adds one wrapper. Bad key/JSON fails.