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title: "JSON formatter"
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# JSON formatter
The CSV formatter presents [results of database queries](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/api/queries/README.md) in the following formats:
| format | content type | description|
|:----:|:----------:|:----------|
| `json` | application/json | return the query result as a json object|
| `jsonp` | application/json | return the query result as a JSONP javascript callback|
| `datatable` | application/json | return the query result as a Google `datatable`|
| `datasource` | application/json | return the query result as a Google Visualization Provider `datasource` javascript callback|
The CSV formatter respects the following API `&options=`:
| option | supported | description|
|:----:|:-------:|:----------|
| `google_json` | yes | enable the Google flavor of JSON (using double quotes for strings and `Date()` function for dates|
| `objectrows` | yes | return each row as an object, instead of an array|
| `nonzero` | yes | to return only the dimensions that have at least a non-zero value|
| `flip` | yes | to return the rows older to newer (the default is newer to older)|
| `seconds` | yes | to return the date and time in unix timestamp|
| `ms` | yes | to return the date and time in unit timestamp as milliseconds|
| `percent` | yes | to replace all values with their percentage over the row total|
| `abs` | yes | to turn all values positive|
| `null2zero` | yes | to replace gaps with zeros (the default prints the string `null`|
## Examples
To show the differences between each format, in the following examples we query the same
chart (having just one dimension called `active`), changing only the query `format` and its `options`.
> Using `format=json` and `options=`
```bash
# curl -Ss 'https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/data?chart=nginx_local.connections&after=-3600&points=6&group=average&format=json&options='
{
"labels": ["time", "active"],
"data":
[
[ 1540644600, 224.2516667],
[ 1540644000, 229.29],
[ 1540643400, 222.41],
[ 1540642800, 226.6816667],
[ 1540642200, 246.4083333],
[ 1540641600, 241.0966667]
]
}
```
> Using `format=json` and `options=objectrows`
```bash
# curl -Ss 'https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/data?chart=nginx_local.connections&after=-3600&points=6&group=average&format=json&options=objectrows'
{
"labels": ["time", "active"],
"data":
[
{ "time": 1540644600, "active": 224.2516667},
{ "time": 1540644000, "active": 229.29},
{ "time": 1540643400, "active": 222.41},
{ "time": 1540642800, "active": 226.6816667},
{ "time": 1540642200, "active": 246.4083333},
{ "time": 1540641600, "active": 241.0966667}
]
}
```
> Using `format=json` and `options=objectrows,google_json`
```bash
# curl -Ss 'https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/data?chart=nginx_local.connections&after=-3600&points=6&group=average&formatjson&options=objectrows,google_json'
{
"labels": ["time", "active"],
"data":
[
{ "time": new Date(2018,9,27,12,50,0), "active": 224.2516667},
{ "time": new Date(2018,9,27,12,40,0), "active": 229.29},
{ "time": new Date(2018,9,27,12,30,0), "active": 222.41},
{ "time": new Date(2018,9,27,12,20,0), "active": 226.6816667},
{ "time": new Date(2018,9,27,12,10,0), "active": 246.4083333},
{ "time": new Date(2018,9,27,12,0,0), "active": 241.0966667}
]
}
```
> Using `format=jsonp` and `options=`
```bash
curl -Ss 'https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/data?chart=nginx_local.connections&after=-3600&points=6&group=average&formjsonp&options='
callback({
"labels": ["time", "active"],
"data":
[
[ 1540645200, 235.885],
[ 1540644600, 224.2516667],
[ 1540644000, 229.29],
[ 1540643400, 222.41],
[ 1540642800, 226.6816667],
[ 1540642200, 246.4083333]
]
});
```
> Using `format=datatable` and `options=`
```bash
curl -Ss 'https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/data?chart=nginx_local.connections&after=-3600&points=6&group=average&formdatatable&options='
{
"cols":
[
{"id":"","label":"time","pattern":"","type":"datetime"},
{"id":"","label":"","pattern":"","type":"string","p":{"role":"annotation"}},
{"id":"","label":"","pattern":"","type":"string","p":{"role":"annotationText"}},
{"id":"","label":"active","pattern":"","type":"number"}
],
"rows":
[
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,13,0,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":235.885}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,50,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":224.2516667}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,40,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":229.29}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,30,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":222.41}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,20,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":226.6816667}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,10,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":246.4083333}]}
]
}
```
> Using `format=datasource` and `options=`
```bash
curl -Ss 'https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/data?chart=nginx_local.connections&after=-3600&points=6&group=average&format=datasource&options='
google.visualization.Query.setResponse({version:'0.6',reqId:'0',status:'ok',sig:'1540645368',table:{
"cols":
[
{"id":"","label":"time","pattern":"","type":"datetime"},
{"id":"","label":"","pattern":"","type":"string","p":{"role":"annotation"}},
{"id":"","label":"","pattern":"","type":"string","p":{"role":"annotationText"}},
{"id":"","label":"active","pattern":"","type":"number"}
],
"rows":
[
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,13,0,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":235.885}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,50,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":224.2516667}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,40,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":229.29}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,30,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":222.41}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,20,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":226.6816667}]},
{"c":[{"v":"Date(2018,9,27,12,10,0)"},{"v":null},{"v":null},{"v":246.4083333}]}
]
}});
```
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