Convert JSON array to SQL file

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to convert JSON array to SQL file?

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Convert JSON array to SQL

“Start a New Convert” for “JSON array to SQL”.

Select From “File” “JSON” To “File” “SQL”.

Support large JSON array file (big than 4GB).

Source JSON array file’s content is like this:

After converting, you can view the output SQL file.

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Value kind	in JSON Array	in SQL
Int	`1234 (number)`	`INT`
Bigint	`9007199254740993`	`BIGINT`
Decimal	`1234.56 (number)`	`DECIMAL(p,s)`
Float	`1.234e10 (number)`	`DOUBLE PRECISION`
Text	`"text" (string)`	`VARCHAR(n)`
Long text	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`	`TEXT / CLOB`
Date	`"2026-09-18" (string)`	`DATE`
Datetime	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`	`TIMESTAMP`
Binary	`"base64:..." (string)`	`BLOB / BYTEA`
Boolean	`true / false (boolean)`	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`
JSON	`nested object or array, kept as structure`	`JSON / TEXT`

Both JSON Array and SQL are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in JSON Array	in SQL
identifiers	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`
dates	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`
binary	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`
separator	`Braces and commas`	`Statement terminators (;)`
encoding	`UTF-8 by definition`	`No declaration`
typing	`string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type`	`Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...`
shape	`Nested objects and arrays`	`Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows`
ceiling	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`	`No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...`

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