---
title: "JSON"
slug: "json"
updated: 2024-11-26T21:54:59Z
published: 2024-11-26T21:54:59Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/json"
---

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# JSON

The JSON parser is used to reset the stream with a **Reset Timeout** setting if a malformed JSON has been sent. For example, if the stream starts with `{` and the closing `}` is never sent, the parser will otherwise continue to wait for the closing bracket. The timeout resets the stream so it is no longer waiting for the closing bracket.

| **Param name** | **Mandatory** | **Description** | **Default Value** | **Possible Value** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Encoding | Yes | Source encoding of the message coming from the automation system. | utf-8 |  |
| Reset Timeout (Sec) | Yes | The reset timeout. |  | 1 or higher. |
| KeyMappings | Yes | A mapping of the RAS message key-values to a dictionary of key-values. |  |  |

## Key Mapping

| **Param name** | **Mandatory** | **Description** | **Possible Value** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Source | Yes | The name of the field in the original RAS message. | Not null. |
| Destination | Yes | The name that will be assigned to this RAS field. | Not null. |

**Example XML:**

```xml
<JsonParser>
       <Encoding>utf-8</Encoding>
       <KeyMappings>
         <KeyMapping source="params.current."titleName.s"" dest="title" />
         <KeyMapping source="params.current."artistName.s"" dest="artist" />
         <KeyMapping source="params.current.mix."duration.msec.i"" dest="length" />
         <KeyMapping source="params.current.categoryId" dest="category" />
       </KeyMappings>
       <ResetTimeoutSec>1500</ResetTimeoutSec>
</JsonParser>
```