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In most cases for these examples we format the output of the JSON document using a "pretty printing" feature of some kind in order to make this document more readable by humans. | In most cases for these examples we format the output of the JSON document using a "pretty printing" feature of some kind in order to make this document more readable by humans. | ||
For example, this is the raw JSON returned by the base URL of the | For example, this is the raw JSON returned by the base URL of the API: | ||
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This becomes easier to read if we pipe the output through a formatter such as python's json.tool or the json_pp command-line Perl script (JSON::PP). | |||
'''json.tool Example''' | '''json.tool Example''' | ||
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'''JSONView Browser Extension Example''' | '''JSONView Browser Extension Example''' | ||
[[File:JSONView_browser_extension_example.png|border|JSONView extension allows easier viewing in a web browser]] | |||
=== Fetch A Single Record from the API === | === Fetch A Single Record from the API === | ||