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pd.read_json

Reads JSON data from a path, URL, or readable object and converts it to a pandas object. It supports several JSON layouts, line-delimited data, compression, and chunked reading.

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Syntax

pandas.read_json(path_or_buf, *, orient=None, typ='frame', dtype=None, convert_axes=None, convert_dates=<no_default>, keep_default_dates=<no_default>, precise_float=False, date_unit=None, encoding=None, encoding_errors='strict', lines=False, chunksize=None, compression='infer', nrows=None, storage_options=None, dtype_backend=<no_default>, engine='ujson')

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  • DataFrame.to_json
  • Series.to_json
  • json_normalize

Source: pandas.read_json — pandas 3.1.0 documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.