Batch import JSON into MySQL TEXT

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Batch import JSON documents to MySQL TEXT (CLOB) column

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Click “Start New Task – Import LOB From Files” at task dialog.

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1. Configure import JSON settings.

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2. Bulk import JSON files to MySQL TEXT (CLOB).

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JSON → MySQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in JSON	in MySQL
Int	`1234 (number)`	`INT`
Bigint	`9007199254740993`	`BIGINT`
Decimal	`1234.56 (number)`	`DECIMAL(p,s)`
Float	`1.234e10 (number)`	`DOUBLE`
Text	`"text" (string)`	`VARCHAR(n)`
Long text	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`	`LONGTEXT`
Date	`"2026-09-18" (string)`	`DATE`
Datetime	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`	`DATETIME`
Binary	`"base64:..." (string)`	`LONGBLOB`
Boolean	`true / false (boolean)`	`TINYINT(1)`
JSON	`nested object or array, kept as structure`	`JSON`

Dialect differences

JSON is a file format and MySQL 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 MySQL
port	`—`	`3306`
identifiers	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`	`backtick`
row limit	`—`	`LIMIT n`
dates	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`	`DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME`
long text	`—`	`TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT`
binary	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`	`BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB`
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
MySQL	`mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv`
MySQL (load)	`mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE`

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