08Expose EDI structure

EDI to JSON converter

Create a loss-aware structural JSON preview for development and troubleshooting. Repeated segment names stay as ordered array entries rather than being overwritten.

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01 / Method

How to use this tool

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Paste X12 or EDIFACT text.
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Select Convert to JSON.
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Inspect or download the ordered structural representation.

02 / Useful for

Common use cases

Prototyping transformations
Creating readable test fixtures
Inspecting elements and components in developer tools

03 / Boundaries

Assumptions & limitations

Assumptions

JSON field names describe syntax, not implementation-guide semantics.
Element and component values remain strings to preserve leading zeros.

Limitations

The output is not a canonical industry EDI-to-JSON standard.
Loops, qualifiers, types, and business names are not inferred.

04 / FAQ

Questions about edi to json

Why are segments an array?

EDI order and repeated tags matter. An array preserves both without inventing unique keys.

Are numbers converted to JSON numbers?

No. Values stay as strings so identifiers, signs, decimals, and leading zeros are not altered.

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