# String to Json in scripting

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-to-json-in-scripting/95452>\
**Category:** Ignition\
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**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-to-json-in-scripting/95452 "2024-09-03T04:17:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jose\_Rodolfo\_Mutuc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jose\_Rodolfo\_Mutuc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jose_Rodolfo_Mutuc)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-to-json-in-scripting/95452/1 "2024-09-03T04:17:17Z")

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Anyone here has a idea on how to convert STR to JSON . Like This  
"[{ "a":1,"b":2 }]" to this [{ "a":1,"b":2 }]

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Kloosterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@Benjamin\_Kloosterman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Kloosterman)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-to-json-in-scripting/95452/2 "2024-09-03T04:24:20Z")

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Try [system.util.jsonDecode(jsonString)](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/scripting-functions/system-util/system-util-jsonDecode)

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**Author:** ![Jose\_Rodolfo\_Mutuc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jose\_Rodolfo\_Mutuc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jose_Rodolfo_Mutuc)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-to-json-in-scripting/95452/3 "2024-09-03T04:28:00Z")

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i will try