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Group a JSON Array

JSONIn-browserChainable

Group array items into an object keyed by a field.

Runs in your browser — input never leaves your device

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Input

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Output

Output will appear here.

Tool options

Examples

🔒 Processed locally in your browser

Chain with…

These tools accept json output. Run this tool to enable one-click hand-off.

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About Group a JSON Array

Group a JSON Array is a JSON tool that takes json input and returns json output. It runs entirely in your browser, so your input never leaves your device.

Input
json input
Output
json output
Where it runs
In your browser
Chainable
Yes
Options
2 configurable
Examples
1 in the catalog

Benefits

  • Processed locally in your browser
  • Accepts pasted text
  • Input can come straight from your clipboard
  • Copy the result with one click
  • Download the result as a file
  • Chain the output directly into another tool

Step by step

How to use Group a JSON Array

5 steps, all from the panel above — nothing leaves your browser.

  1. Paste your input

    Type or paste your json into the input panel above — it keeps a running character and line count as you type.

  2. Set the options

    Adjust the 2 tool options — JSON indentation, Group by.

  3. Run the tool

    Run it — the work happens in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

  4. Collect the result

    The result appears in the output panel as json output. From there you can copy it with one click, download it as a file.

  5. Chain it onward

    The chain panel lists tools that accept this output; sending the result opens the next tool with its input already filled in.

Formats

Supported formats

What Group a JSON Array accepts and what it hands back.

Accepts

Pasted json content; no file upload is involved.

Produces

Returned as json output; no specific file format is declared for it. From the output panel you can copy it with one click, download it as a file.

Configuration

  • JSON indentation

    select · default 2

  • Group by

    text · default k

Examples

Examples and use cases

1 catalog example for Group a JSON Array. Runnable examples can be loaded from the examples panel above.

Group by key

Runnable above

Group by key

Input

[{"k":"a","v":1},{"k":"b","v":2},{"k":"a","v":3}]

Expected result

{"a":[{"k":"a","v":1},{"k":"a","v":3}],"b":[{"k":"b","v":2}]}
  • Group by: k
  • JSON indentation: minify

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Answers for Group a JSON Array, taken from the tool's own catalog definition.

Does Group a JSON Array run in my browser or on a server?

It runs entirely in your browser — the work happens on your device.

What input does Group a JSON Array accept?

json input.

What do I get back, and what can I do with it?

The result is json output. From the output panel you can copy it with one click, download it as a file.

Can I chain Group a JSON Array into another tool?

Yes. After a run, the chain panel lists tools that accept json output (12 compatible tools in the catalog right now) and hands the result across with one click.

Does Group a JSON Array need any configuration?

Yes — the tool options panel above exposes 2 settings: JSON indentation, Group by.

Do I need an account?

No. Accounts only add conveniences: favourites, recent-tool history and saved workflows.

What is included with Group a JSON Array?

Processed locally in your browser; Accepts pasted text; Input can come straight from your clipboard; Copy the result with one click; Download the result as a file; Chain the output directly into another tool.

Get started

Start using Group a JSON Array

The tool is ready above — add your json and run it. It all happens in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

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