Validate JSON step by step
Assign a JSON Schema to a document, use schema-aware editing feedback, run an explicit validation, and follow each result back to the JSON value and schema rule that need attention.
The common desktop path
This retained landing page covers the interactive Windows editor workflow. The validation debugger, streaming validator, and command-line validator remain separate pages because they answer different tasks.
Open the document, then use the Quick Associations pane to select the root JSON Schema. The existing page documents that the association is saved for the active document and also exposes schema-pool selection as an advanced path.
Use syntax coloring, folding, brace highlighting, and context-sensitive entry helpers while the assigned schema remains in context. Background validation can expose errors directly in the editor as the document changes.
The existing workflow uses the Validate JSON command and documents F11 as its shortcut. The Results pane lists validation and well-formedness findings and supports copying the result set for review.
Select a result to return to the related editor position, compare the instance location with the violated schema rule, make the correction, and repeat validation until the intended check passes.
Verify the current pane names, menu path, shortcut, background-validation behavior, copy command, and automatic-fix behavior against the release candidate.
Platform availability
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