JSON Share Links

JSON Share Links let you share a JSON payload through a URL without uploading the data to a server. The payload is encoded directly in the URL fragment, which means it never leaves your browser by default. For larger payloads where a full URL would be impractical, an optional short link compresses the data into a compact address.

1. Open the JSON Share Links tool.
2. Paste or type your JSON into the editor.
3. Click "Generate Link" to produce a fragment-based URL containing your full payload.
4. Copy the link and share it — via Slack, email, a bug ticket, or a pull request comment.
5. For payloads too large for a browser URL, switch to "Short Link" mode. The payload is compressed and a short URL is returned.
6. Recipients open the link and see the formatted JSON in JSON Prism immediately, with no login required.

Sharing JSON through chat and email is awkward. Pasting raw JSON into a Slack message loses formatting, triggers escaping issues, and makes it hard for the reader to explore structure. Share Links fixes that:

• Keeps JSON data in the URL so there is no server-side storage for simple shares
• Produces a reproducible link — the same JSON always produces the same fragment URL
• Removes the need for a shared Pastebin account, Gist, or internal wiki page
• Lets the recipient open the payload directly in the JSON Prism viewer with formatting intact
• Supports large payloads through short links when the fragment URL would be too long for some clients

{
  "requestId": "req_7f3a",
  "status": "error",
  "code": 422,
  "errors": [
    {
      "field": "email",
      "message": "Must be a valid email address"
    },
    {
      "field": "dob",
      "message": "Date of birth cannot be in the future"
    }
  ]
}

• Bug reports — Include the exact request or response payload in the ticket. Anyone clicking the link sees the same formatted JSON, not a wall of escaped text.
• Pull request reviews — Link to the before and after API response shapes so reviewers can inspect the change without running the app.
• Support tickets — Attach a share link instead of a JSON file attachment. It opens in the browser and requires nothing to install.
• Repro steps — A share link documents the exact state of a payload at the moment a bug was observed, making reproductions reliable.
• Team reviews — Drop a link in a Slack thread and everyone on the team can open the same payload in a consistent viewer.

For sending multiple related payloads together, use the JSON Bundle Viewer instead. To format a payload before sharing, run it through the JSON Formatter first. Learn more about JSON in collaborative workflows in JSON in APIs.