JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is an open-standard, lightweight, data-interchange format originally specified by Douglas Crockford in 2000, standardized in 2013, and finalized to its current version in 2017. It was derived from the JavaScript Programming Language to fulfill a need for a language-independent, real-time, server-to-browser exchange protocol that didn’t require plug-ins. JSON objects are formatted using a relatively simple key/value pair structure that is easy for humans and machines to read and write. As a result, it has become popular with Representational State Transfer ...