**JavaScript Object Notation** (JSON) is a light-weight data storage format for storing and transmitting data, stored in the form of *key-value pairs*. What sets JSON apart from other data formats is its *human-readable* and *self-describing* properties.

# What does the `JSON.parse` method do?

Most of the times, the data given is not in JSON format and must be converted into JSON before you can use it. That's where the `JSON.parse` method comes into play. It converts a JSON string to a JSON object, which can then be used, changed and stored to a JSON file.


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# Example

Let's see how we can use the `JSON.parse` method to convert a string, `data`, into a JSON object.



var data = '{"platform": "Educative", "established": 2015}';

json = JSON.parse(data);

console.log(json.platform); // expected output: Educative
console.log(json.established); // expected output: 2015


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