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Export data from PostgreSQL query to JSON file
Login to PostgreSQL -> Enter PostgreSQL query -> Set JSON file options -> Export PostgreSQL query to JSON
Choose PostgreSQL and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select JSON file type.
1. Enter PostgreSQL query.
2. Set JSON file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export PostgreSQL query results to JSON file.
After exporting, you can view output JSON files.
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See also:
- Export PostgreSQL table to JSON
- Export multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to one JSON file
- Batch export PostgreSQL tables to JSON files
PostgreSQL → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | double precision | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | varchar(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | text | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | date | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | timestamp | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | bytea | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | boolean | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | jsonb | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BYTEA | 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 |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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