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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Batch export data from MariaDB tables to JSON files
Login to MariaDB -> Select MariaDB tables -> Set JSON file options -> Export MariaDB tables to JSON
Choose MariaDB and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select JSON file type.
1. Select MariaDB tables to export.
2. Set JSON options.
3. See MariaDB tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export MariaDB data to JSON files.
After exporting, you can view output JSON files.
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Download Withdata DBToFile
Windows 64 bit
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Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Export MariaDB table to JSON
- Export MariaDB query results to JSON
- Export multiple similar MariaDB tables to one JSON file
MariaDB → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MariaDB | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | DATE | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | DATETIME | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | JSON | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
MariaDB is a database server and JSON is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference - the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in MariaDB | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | — | Braces and commas |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | — | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Nested objects and arrays |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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