How Developers Convert JSON for Reports

A practical guide to transforming JSON data into report-friendly formats like CSV and Excel for business stakeholders.

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This converts cleanly: object keys become column headers, values become cell contents.

Scenario 2: Nested Objects

More complex: objects containing other objects.

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Conversion options:

  • Flatten: Create columns like "address.city" and "address.zip"
  • Stringify: Store the nested object as a JSON string in one cell
  • Separate: Create multiple related CSVs

Scenario 3: Arrays Within Objects

The trickiest case: objects containing arrays.

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