Want to convert JSON file to SQL file?
If you want to import JSON file to SQL Server, see this page: JSON to SQL Server.
If you want to import JSON file to SQLite, see this page: JSON to SQLite.
Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop JSON to SQL converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert JSON to SQL, Easy and Fast.
- 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 large JSON file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Convert JSON to SQL
Choose JSON file -> Set SQL file -> Convert JSON to SQL
“Start a New Convert” for “JSON to SQL”.
Select From “File” “JSON” To “File” “SQL”.
1. Open source JSON file.
Support large JSON file ( > 4GB ).
Source JSON file’s content is like this:
2. Config target SQL file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert JSON to SQL.
After converting, you can view the output SQL file.
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- Merge multiple JSON files into one SQL
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JSON → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in JSON | 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 |
Dialect differences
Both JSON and SQL are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in JSON | 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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