github.com/json-iterator/go

jsoniter

Package jsoniter implements encoding and decoding of JSON as defined in RFC 4627 and provides interfaces with identical syntax of standard lib encoding/json.

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Decision Signals

Health score 71/100, confidence 100/100.

Review

Maintenance 12

Adoption 100

Security 92

Maturity 94

Developer DX 97

Confidence 100

Install

go get github.com/json-iterator/go

Package Data

updated Jun 11, 2026

Latest version	v1.1.12
Imported by	17.7K packages
Stars	13.9K
Forks	1.1K
Last activity	2 years ago
Latest release	v1.1.12 (4 years ago)
License	MIT
Known vuln records	0

API Surface

248 symbols

Symbol	Kind	Synopsis
API	Type	type API interface{ ... }
API.DecoderOf	Method	DecoderOf func(typ reflect2.Type) ValDecoder
API.EncoderOf	Method	EncoderOf func(typ reflect2.Type) ValEncoder
API.Get	Method	Get func(data []byte, path ...interface{}) Any
API.Marshal	Method	Marshal func(v interface{}) ([]byte, error)
API.MarshalIndent	Method	MarshalIndent func(v interface{}, prefix, indent string) ([]byte, error)
API.MarshalToString	Method	MarshalToString func(v interface{}) (string, error)
API.NewDecoder	Method	NewDecoder func(reader io.Reader) *Decoder
API.NewEncoder	Method	NewEncoder func(writer io.Writer) *Encoder
API.RegisterExtension	Method	RegisterExtension func(extension Extension)
API.Unmarshal	Method	Unmarshal func(data []byte, v interface{}) error
API.UnmarshalFromString	Method	UnmarshalFromString func(str string, v interface{}) error