Want to convert JSON array to CSV file?
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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert files locally and privately, avoid uploading JSON file(s) to online services.
Convert JSON array to CSV
Choose JSON array file -> Set CSV file -> Convert JSON array to CSV
“Start a New Convert” for “JSON array to CSV”.
Select From “File” “JSON” To “File” “CSV”.
1. Open source JSON array file.
Support large JSON array file (big than 4GB).
Source JSON array file’s content is like this:
2. Config target CSV file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert JSON array to CSV.
After converting, you can view the output CSV file.
Convert JSON array to CSV in command line
Save “JSON array to CSV” session, then you can:
- Convert JSON array to CSV in Windows command line.
- Convert JSON array to CSV in Linux command line.
- Convert JSON array to CSV in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting JSON array to CSV
You can schedule and automate this “JSON array to CSV” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “JSON array to CSV” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “JSON array to CSV” conversion.
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JSON Array → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in JSON Array | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (number) | 1234 |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (number) | 1234.56 |
| Float | 1.234e10 (number) | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | "text" (string) | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | "2026-09-18" (string) | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | "base64:..." (string) | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | true / false (boolean) | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | nested object or array, kept as structure | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
Both JSON Array and CSV are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in JSON Array | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Double quotes; backslash escapes | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| dates | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| binary | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string | Not supported |
| separator | Braces and commas | Comma "," |
| encoding | UTF-8 by definition | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type | None - every field is text |
| shape | Nested objects and arrays | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory |
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