Parse JSON from open RESTful API and save to SQLite

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Want to parse JSON from open RESTful API and save to SQLite database?

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Import JSON from open RESTful API to SQLite database

Choose SQLite and logon.

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Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.

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Select “Source File From” with “Url”.

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1. Input the RESTful API URL, and download to JSON file.

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2. Open the saved JSON file.

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3. Config target SQLite database.

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You can create new SQLite table by JSON struct, just a few mouse clicks.

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Select table and config fields.

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4. Summary.

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5. Import RESTful JSON to SQLite.

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See importing results in SQLite table

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Import API JSON_API to SQLite in command line

Save “JSON_API to SQLite” session, then you can:

Set scheduled tasks for importing API JSON_API to SQLite

You can schedule and automate this importing task by:

  1. Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “JSON to SQLite” conversion.
  2. Set scheduled task for “JSON to SQLite” conversion.

More about FileToDB – JSON to SQLite converter

JSON → SQLite reference

Type mapping

Value kindin JSONin SQLite
Int1234 (number)INTEGER
Bigint9007199254740993INTEGER
Decimal1234.56 (number)NUMERIC
Float1.234e10 (number)REAL
Text"text" (string)TEXT
Long text"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)TEXT
Date"2026-09-18" (string)TEXT
Datetime"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)TEXT
Binary"base64:..." (string)BLOB
Booleantrue / false (boolean)INTEGER
JSONnested object or array, kept as structureTEXT

Dialect differences

JSON is a file format and SQLite is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.

Propertyin JSONin SQLite
port—(file-based)
identifiersDouble quotes; backslash escapes"double quotes" or [brackets]
row limit—LIMIT n
datesNo date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...TEXT (no date type)
long text—TEXT
binaryNot supported natively - base64 inside a stringBLOB
separatorBraces and commas—
encodingUTF-8 by definition—
typingstring, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type—
shapeNested objects and arraysTables of rows and columns
ceilingWhole document is usually parsed into memory—

Command line

SideCommand
SQLitesqlite3 .dump
SQLite (load).import (sqlite3)

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