JSON Diff
Compare two JSON documents and see exactly what changed.
Three steps, no reading required.
Paste both versions
Drop the original JSON on the left and the changed JSON on the right.
See the differences
Added, removed, and changed values are listed by path the moment both sides are valid.
Copy the diff
Grab the full list of changes with one click.
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Questions worth answering upfront.
No. Both documents are compared entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or logged.
It's a structural (semantic) diff: the two documents are parsed and compared by key and index, so formatting, whitespace, and key order don't create false differences.
Each difference is reported by its path as added (only on the right), removed (only on the left), or changed (different value or type).
Yes. Array elements are compared index by index, so inserting an item shifts and flags the following elements.
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How to Compare Two JSON Files
Find what changed between two JSON documents with a structural diff — added, removed, and changed values by path, ignoring formatting.
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