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Export data from Oracle query to JSON file
Login to Oracle -> Enter Oracle query -> Set JSON file options -> Export Oracle query to JSON
Choose Oracle and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select JSON file type.
1. Enter Oracle query.
2. Set JSON file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export Oracle query results to JSON file.
After exporting, you can view output JSON files.
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See also:
- Export Oracle table to JSON
- Export multiple similar Oracle tables to one JSON file
- Batch export Oracle tables to JSON files
Oracle → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | NUMBER(10) | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | NUMBER(19) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | NUMBER(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | BINARY_DOUBLE | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | VARCHAR2(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | CLOB | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | DATE | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | BLOB | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | NUMBER(1) | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | CLOB | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
Oracle is a database server and JSON is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in Oracle | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1521 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY | — |
| dates | DATE, TIMESTAMP | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | CLOB, NCLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB, BFILE | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | — | Braces and commas |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | — | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Nested objects and arrays |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
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