JSON Deserialization

Updated on 05 Feb 2025
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Step Details
Introduced in Version	---
Last Modified in Version	7.12.0
Location	Data > JSON

The JSON Deserialize converts a string of JSON data into its respective Decisions data object type. The data object type is picked via the Type drop-down, and the string is input via the String to Deserialize Input. This can help convert data that has come into a Flow via REST call into data that Decisions can use.

Prerequisites

This step requires that a JSON type have already been created within the platform. This is one of the parameters that has to be set on the step. See Creating Types From JSON to learn more.

Properties

Parameters

Property	Description	Data Type
Show Only User Defined JSON Types	Limits the type drop-down list to only show user-defined JSON Data Types	Boolean
IsOutputArray	Changes the step output to be a list of a type instead of a single type	Boolean
JSON Type	Type of string that the step will Deserialize	---

Inputs

Property	Description	Data Type
String to Deserialize	The input variable to deserialize.	String

Outputs

Property	Description	Data Type
JsonDeserialize1_Output	The Deserialization step output variable, can be a list if the IsOuputArray checkbox is set to true.	Depends on JSON Type
Error Message	Output variable for the step error message	String