Does JSON to Query String upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. JSON to Query String runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Root object only. Arrays repeat keys. Nested objects JSON-encoded. Max 500,000 characters.

Should I use Query String to JSON instead of JSON to Query String?

Use JSON to Query String when you need Turn a JSON object into a=1&b=2. Use Query String to JSON when you need Parse ?a=1&b=2 into a JSON object. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.

What are the limits of JSON to Query String?

Root object only. Arrays repeat keys. Nested objects JSON-encoded. Max 500,000 characters. Also: Root must be an object. Arrays become repeated keys. Nested objects are JSON-stringified. Inverse of Query String to JSON. Arrays as root fail.

JSON to Query String

Turn a JSON object into a=1&b=2.

Root must be an object. Arrays become repeated keys. Nested objects are JSON-stringified. Inverse of Query String to JSON. Arrays as root fail.

What JSON to Query String does

Root must be an object. Arrays become repeated keys. Nested objects are JSON-stringified. Inverse of Query String to JSON. Arrays as root fail.

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

How to use JSON to Query String

Keep this tab on JSON to Query String (/json-to-query). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example Query String to JSON) changes the job.
Paste or type the input JSON to Query String expects. Path hint: json to query. Turn a JSON object into a=1&b=2.
Apply the JSON to Query String action only. URL Encode / Decode is a different transform (Percent-encode or decode a string (component or URI).). Root must be an object. Arrays become repeated keys. Nested objects are JSON-stringified. Inverse of Query String to JSON. Arrays as root fail.
Copy the output of JSON to Query String if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Root object only. Arrays repeat keys. Nested objects JSON-encoded. Max 500,000 characters.
If the text job is actually Parse ?a=1&b=2 into a JSON object., leave JSON to Query String and open Query String to JSON.

When not to use JSON to Query String

Skip JSON to Query String when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Query String to JSON or URL Encode / Decode — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Root must be an object. Arrays become repeated keys. Nested objects are JSON-stringified. Inverse of Query String to JSON. Arrays as root fail.

Questions about JSON to Query String

What does JSON to Query String do that other Convert pages on this site do not?: Root must be an object. Arrays become repeated keys. Nested objects are JSON-stringified. Inverse of Query String to JSON. Arrays as root fail. Short version: Turn a JSON object into a=1&b=2.
Does JSON to Query String upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. JSON to Query String runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Root object only. Arrays repeat keys. Nested objects JSON-encoded. Max 500,000 characters.
Should I use Query String to JSON instead of JSON to Query String?: Use JSON to Query String when you need Turn a JSON object into a=1&b=2. Use Query String to JSON when you need Parse ?a=1&b=2 into a JSON object. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of JSON to Query String?: Root object only. Arrays repeat keys. Nested objects JSON-encoded. Max 500,000 characters. Also: Root must be an object. Arrays become repeated keys. Nested objects are JSON-stringified. Inverse of Query String to JSON. Arrays as root fail.