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How to Coda with JSON — intro

What is JSON and when do you need it in Coda?

When I started learning how to Coda I assumed that once I could work efficient with Filters and FormulaMap, Sequence and Buttons, I would be able to Coda decently. That is a valid assumption as long as you are not dealing with data that is generated outside your doc and you want to bring inside your doc. In this blog I explore the concept of JSON to make it easier for you to start working with packs & web hooks.

JSON becomes far more important than imagined when I started early 2020.

JSON

The abbreviation JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation and this implies you work with JavaScript. JSON is a Data Representation Format, a syntax a set of rules that describe how data of all sorts relates. You need to understand how to notate it, how to write it, when you make use of it in the context of exchanging data between

Coda

and other software tools. These are the basics.

• Strings — ‘Christiaan Huizer”,
• Numbers — 10 1.5 -35
• Boolean s— true false
• null — null (stands for nothing)
• Arrays — [1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21] [“Hello”, “Nathan”, “Louison”]
• Objects {“Key” : “value”} {“age” : 50}