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Export data from SQLite table to JSON file
Connect to SQLite -> Choose SQLite table -> Set JSON file options -> Export SQLite to JSON
Choose SQLite and connect.
“Export From Table” for “SQLite to JSON”.
Select JSON file type.
1. Choose SQLite table.
2. Set JSON file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export SQLite data to JSON file.
After exporting, you can view output JSON files.
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See also:
- Export SQLite query results to JSON
- Export multiple similar SQLite tables to one JSON file
- Batch export SQLite tables to JSON files
SQLite → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQLite | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | INTEGER | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | NUMERIC | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | REAL | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | TEXT | "text" (string) |
| Long text | TEXT | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | TEXT | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | TEXT | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | BLOB | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | INTEGER | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | TEXT | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
SQLite 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 SQLite | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" or [brackets] | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | TEXT (no date type) | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB | 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 |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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