JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a lightweight data interchange format. You can use a text editing application such as Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac) to open .json files. A .json file might look like this:
JavaScript Object Notation is a method of representing data structures. While it’s mainly used by JavaScript, JSON is readable by many programs. You can learn more about the JSON format here.
In general, the JSON files the Ning Network Archiver generates list the unique ID of a specific piece of content, the contributor’s name, and the content itself (including HTML formatting and links to images). You’ll also see data that deal with when a post was published, the post’s privacy status, comments on the post, and other data. The .local versions of the Archiver files point to files on your computer, while the non-local versions link to the content that already exists on api.ning.com.
