Parse JSON from open RESTful API and save to SQLite

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

Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop JSON to SQLite converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Import JSON to SQLite, 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.

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Import JSON from open RESTful API to SQLite database

Choose SQLite and logon.

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

Select “Source File From” with “Url”.

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

2. Open the saved JSON file.

3. Config target SQLite database.

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

Select table and config fields.

4. Summary.

5. Import RESTful JSON to SQLite.

See importing results in SQLite table

Import API JSON_API to SQLite in command line

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

• Import API JSON_API to SQLite in Windows command line.
• Import API JSON_API to SQLite in Linux command line.
• Import API JSON_API to SQLite in macOS command line.

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.

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More about FileToDB – JSON to SQLite converter

JSON → SQLite reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in JSON	in SQLite
Int	1234 (number)	INTEGER
Bigint	9007199254740993	INTEGER
Decimal	1234.56 (number)	NUMERIC
Float	1.234e10 (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
Boolean	true / false (boolean)	INTEGER
JSON	nested object or array, kept as structure	TEXT

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.

Property	in JSON	in SQLite
port	—	(file-based)
identifiers	Double quotes; backslash escapes	"double quotes" or [brackets]
row limit	—	LIMIT n
dates	No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...	TEXT (no date type)
long text	—	TEXT
binary	Not supported natively - base64 inside a string	BLOB
separator	Braces and commas	—
encoding	UTF-8 by definition	—
typing	string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type	—
shape	Nested objects and arrays	Tables of rows and columns
ceiling	Whole document is usually parsed into memory	—

Command line

Side	Command
SQLite	sqlite3 .dump
SQLite (load)	.import (sqlite3)

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