# Parse JSON

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JSON is short for  **J**ava**S**cript **O**bject **N**otation. It is a method for storing data. Sometimes you might come across some of your data with  JSON columns. The Parse JSON Action helps you convert JSON to regular row/column-based data sets. See an example in the video below.

{% hint style="info" %}
JSON data looks something like this:&#x20;

`{"name":"John", "age":28}`

\
Above it consist of two column - name and age - and only a single observation - John at age 28.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

{% embed url="<https://www.loom.com/share/d41c2c557d1f4d0aaaf50167fbbc6b16>" %}
