How to compare two JSON files
Paste two JSON documents and see exactly what changed — added, removed and modified keys, highlighted side by side.
1. Paste both versions
Original JSON on the left, changed JSON on the right. Formatting differences are ignored.
2. Compare
Keys are matched structurally — reordered keys and different indentation do not count as changes.
3. Read the changes
Added keys show green, removed keys red, and changed values show both the old and new value.
A structural JSON diff beats a text diff because JSON key order does not matter: two files can be logically identical yet differ on every line. Typical uses: comparing API responses between environments, reviewing config changes, debugging what a deploy changed in a payload. For plain text or code, use the Text Diff Checker; to tidy a document first, run it through the JSON Formatter.