ENV to JSON
Parse .env-style key/value files into JSON. Comments (#), export prefixes, single- and double-quoted values, and basic type inference (numbers, booleans) are supported — all locally.
ENV in, JSON out
A small sample to show the shape of the conversion. Pretty-printed output, types preserved where possible.
DATABASE_HOST=localhost DEBUG=true PORT=8080
{
"DATABASE_HOST": "localhost",
"DEBUG": true,
"PORT": 8080
}What you'll use this for
ENV to JSON shows up in every backend and ETL stack — feeding APIs, migrating configs, debugging payloads.
API & data imports
Prepare payloads for REST APIs and ingestion endpoints.
Data migration
Move configuration and tabular data between systems and formats.
Debugging
Inspect production data in a sensible, structured form.
ETL pipelines
Stage transformations between formats in your data flow.
How to convert ENV to JSON
Paste your ENV
Drop your source into the left editor. The sample loads on first visit — replace it with your data.
Click Convert
Or leave Auto-convert on for live updates as you type. Conversion runs locally.
Review the output
The right pane shows pretty-printed JSON with status, byte counts, and line count.
Copy or download
Use the action bar to copy to clipboard or save as a file. Or jump to the reverse converter for round-trip checks.
Frequently asked questions
A plain-text key=value file used by tools like dotenv, Docker Compose, and 12-factor apps to inject configuration via environment variables.
Yes. Lines starting with export FOO=bar are parsed as FOO=bar, matching shell behavior.
Yes — surrounding double or single quotes are stripped. Quoted values can contain spaces and special chars.
Lines starting with # and any trailing #... on a line are stripped before parsing.
100%. Parsing happens in your browser. No upload, no logging.
About ENV to JSON
.env files are the unofficial standard for app configuration since the rise of 12-factor apps. They're plain KEY=VALUE lines, optionally quoted, that tools like dotenv load into process.env at runtime.
How parsing works
- Comments (
#...) and blank lines are skipped. exportprefixes are stripped.- Single or double quoted values are unwrapped.
- Numeric, boolean values are auto-typed.
Use cases
- Migrate
.envto JSON config for CI tools. - Audit secret names exposed by an environment.
- Prepare values for Kubernetes ConfigMap manifests.