# JSON: ConvertFrom-Json and ConvertTo-Json

JSON is the text format most apps keep their settings in and most websites send their data in, and PowerShell reads it into an object with ConvertFrom-Json, lets you change a value with a dot and an equals sign, and writes it back with ConvertTo-Json, whose -Depth says how many levels of boxes inside boxes it keeps.

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- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: configuration-file, convertto-json, JSON, operating-system, powershell
- Updated: November 10, 2026

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