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JSON to TypeScript Converter
Paste JSON, get clean TypeScript interfaces — nested objects and arrays typed.
Updated July 8, 2026
How to use the json to typescript converter
- 1Paste a representative JSON response — the more complete the sample, the better the types.
- 2Generate and review the interfaces, renaming the root and any oddly-derived names.
- 3Mark fields you know to be optional or nullable with ? or | null.
- 4Copy into your codebase next to the fetch that produces it.
Common uses
- Typing a third-party API response without hand-writing thirty fields
- Bootstrapping types for a legacy endpoint with no schema
- Generating types from config files or database exports
- Speeding up strict-mode adoption in an existing project
Frequently asked questions
How are nested structures handled?
Every nested object becomes its own named interface (derived from its key, PascalCased), referenced by the parent — the shape you'd write by hand. Arrays are typed from their elements: uniform arrays get T[], mixed ones get a union like (string | number)[].
Why aren't optional fields detected?
One sample can't reveal optionality — a field present in this response might be absent in the next. After generating, mark fields you know vary with ? or | null. For guaranteed-complete types, the API's own OpenAPI schema (if it has one) beats inference from samples.
Is it safe to paste real API responses?
Here, yes — parsing and generation happen entirely in your browser with nothing transmitted, which matters because real responses carry tokens, emails, and internal IDs. That's precisely the data you shouldn't feed to a converter that processes server-side.
Interface vs type — why interfaces?
For object shapes they're nearly interchangeable; interfaces get slightly nicer compiler errors and support declaration merging. If your codebase standardizes on type aliases, a find-and-replace of 'interface X {' to 'type X = {' converts the output in seconds.
About this tool
The JSON to TypeScript converter generates interface definitions from any JSON sample: nested objects become their own named interfaces, arrays are typed from their elements (with union types for mixed content), keys that aren't valid identifiers get quoted, and the whole output is ready to paste into a codebase. It's the fastest way to type an API response — and because everything runs locally, pasting a production response with real customer data isn't the small leak it would be on converter sites that process server-side. One honest limitation stated upfront: types are inferred from a single sample, so fields that are sometimes null or absent elsewhere need manual optional markers.
Like most tools on UtilityBase, the json to typescript converter runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. It's free to use with no account required. Browse more developer tools here.
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