JSON to TSV Converter

The JSON to TSV Converter flattens a JSON array of objects into tab-separated values — the format that pastes cleanly into Google Sheets, Excel, and other spreadsheet tools. Paste your JSON and get a header row plus one line per record, with columns separated by tabs instead of commas, avoiding the escaping headaches CSV can cause.

Why TSV Instead of CSV?

CSV uses commas to separate fields, which becomes messy when your data itself contains commas — values must then be quoted and escaped, and a single stray comma can shift every column. TSV uses tab characters instead, and because tabs almost never appear inside real data, the output stays clean and pastes directly into spreadsheet cells without quoting gymnastics.

Getting JSON into a Spreadsheet

Analysts and non-developers frequently need API data in a spreadsheet, but JSON is not something you can paste into a grid. The usual workarounds — writing an import script, wrangling a CSV with awkward escaping, or manually retyping values — are slow and fragile. Converting to TSV solves this in one step: spreadsheets treat a tab as a column break, so pasted TSV lands neatly in rows and columns, ready for sorting, filtering, charts, and pivot tables.

Worked Example

Given this JSON:

[
  { "name": "Alice", "age": 30, "city": "London" },
  { "name": "Bob", "age": 25, "city": "Paris" }
]

the converter produces a header row and two data rows separated by tabs:

name    age    city
Alice   30     London
Bob     25     Paris

Copy this straight into a spreadsheet and each value lands in its own cell.

Key Features

• Converts JSON arrays to clean TSV
• Object keys become the header row
• Tab delimiters paste directly into spreadsheets
• Copy or download the TSV output
• Runs entirely in your browser — no upload

Common Use Cases

• Spreadsheets: move API data into Sheets or Excel for analysis.
• Reporting: prepare tabular exports for stakeholders.
• Data imports: feed tools that prefer tab-delimited input.
• Avoiding CSV issues: sidestep comma-escaping problems in messy data.

Tips for Best Results

Provide an array of flat objects that share the same keys so every row aligns under the same headers. If some objects are missing a key, expect a blank cell in that column, which is usually the desired behaviour. Because tabs are the delimiter, avoid data that itself contains tab characters; that is rare, but if it happens, the value could split. When pasting into a spreadsheet, paste into the top-left target cell so the columns expand to the right as intended.

FAQ

Why TSV instead of CSV?

Tabs rarely appear inside values, so TSV avoids the quoting and comma-escaping problems of CSV and pastes cleanly into spreadsheets.

What JSON shape works best?

An array of flat objects; each object becomes a row and its keys become columns.

Can I reverse it?

Yes — use the TSV to JSON Converter for the opposite direction.

What happens if an object is missing a key?

That cell is left blank while the rest of the row aligns under the correct columns.

Can I download the output?

Yes — copy it or download it as a file.

Is my data private?

Yes. Conversion runs locally in your browser.

Related Tools

Reverse it with the TSV to JSON Converter, or generate SQL with the JSON to SQL Converter.