---
title: "JSON Actions"
slug: "json-actions"
description: "This is a list of actions that can be used in RapidIdentity Connect to interact with .json files."
tags: ["RapidIdentity ", "Connect", "Actions", "JSON"]
updated: 2022-06-03T13:18:14Z
published: 2022-06-03T13:18:14Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/json-actions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.rapididentity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# JSON Actions

## JSON Actions

### parseJSON

Parse JSON string.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| json* | text, expression, variable | the JSON string to parse |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
jsonData = '{"name":"Test User","phone":"555-555-1234"}'
parsedData = parseJSON(jsonData)
log(parsedData['name'])
log(parsedData['phone'])
```

### toJSON

Serialize Object, Record, Array, etc. as a JSON string.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| item* | expression, variable | the Object, Record, Arrays, etc to serialize |
| indent | boolean, expression, variable | format/indent JSON result |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
record = createRecord(false)
record.name = "Test User"
record.phone = "555-555-1234"
log(record)
# displays - {name=Test User, phone=555-555-1234}
jsonStr = toJSON(record, false)
log(jsonStr)
# displays - {"name":"Test User","phone":"555-555-1234"}
```