# JSON Deserialization

This action is used to convert a string to a JSON Object.

## **Properties**

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### **Input**

* **Content**: the name of the variable which stores the string content.
* **Output**: the name of the variable used to store the result. 

{% hint style="info" %}
the output must be a **JObject** type.
{% endhint %}

### **Misc**

* **Display Name**: action display name in your implementation project.
* **Wait Before**: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
* **Wait After:** number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
* **Abort on Error:** True/False
* **Retry Times**: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely. 

## **Use Case**

### **Potential Use Cases**

* Deserialize information captured via HTTP Rest Request, in order to use it in the workflow.

### **Examples of Using JSON Deserialization**

**Example 1**

In this example, the robot will access the API of coindesk.com and retrieve the price of bitcoin in EUR.

**Steps**:

* Create a new project
* Create a new [Sequence ](/actions/tap-actions/diagram/sequence.md)and rename it.
* Create 2 variables: a string and a JSONobject

![](/files/-Mfdae34bWVTDoW7r01C)

* Add a new activity HTTP Rest Request in the newly created Sequence and edit the following parameters:
  * **URL**: "<https://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/currentprice.json>"
  * **Method**: GET
  * **Output**: a string variable (outputREST)
  * **Response Code**: an int32 variable (responseCode)

![](/files/-MfdaqWYOs6HTGVHoXtU)

* Add a new activity **JSON Deserialization** in the same Sequence and edit the following parameters:
  * **Content**:  the same string variable (outputREST)
  * **Output**: a JObject variable (rate)

![](/files/-Mfdb4yUZnRGlctfIouP)

* Add a [Write to Console ](/actions/tap-actions/loging/write-to-console.md)activity having as output:

```
"Today, "+DateTime.Now + ", 1 bitcoin = " + rate["bpi"]["EUR"]["rate"] + " EUR"
```

&#x20;where **rate\["bpi"]\["EUR"]\["rate"]** is the JSON hierarchy (please see the screenshot below from JSON formatter)

![](/files/-MT2MDG9feuaxLBe7cxL)

This is how your sequence should look like.

Watch the robot in action:

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/rq1qaGl-0Sg>" %}

You can see how the **JSON Deserialization** activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:

{% file src="/files/-MT2LeY\_YA-Y7kBVmbHa" %}
HTTP REST & JSON Deserialization sample project
{% endfile %}

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