---
title: "Json"
description: "Asserting JSON Documents"
weight: 9
domains:
  - "json"
keywords:
  - "JSONEq"
  - "JSONEqf"
  - "JSONEqBytes"
  - "JSONEqBytesf"
  - "JSONEqT"
  - "JSONEqTf"
  - "JSONMarshalAsT"
  - "JSONMarshalAsTf"
  - "JSONUnmarshalAsT"
  - "JSONUnmarshalAsTf"
---

Asserting JSON Documents

## Assertions

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_All links point to <https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2>_

This domain exposes 5 functionalities.
Generic assertions are marked with a {{% icon icon="star" color=orange %}}.

```tree
- [JSONEq](#jsoneq) | angles-right
- [JSONEqBytes](#jsoneqbytes) | angles-right
- [JSONEqT[EDoc, ADoc RText]](#jsoneqtedoc-adoc-rtext) | star | orange
- [JSONMarshalAsT[EDoc RText]](#jsonmarshalastedoc-rtext) | star | orange
- [JSONUnmarshalAsT[Object any, ADoc RText]](#jsonunmarshalastobject-any-adoc-rtext) | star | orange
```

### JSONEq{#jsoneq}
JSONEq asserts that two JSON strings are semantically equivalent.

Expected and actual must be valid JSON.

For dynamic redaction of the input text via a callback, use [JSONEqT](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEqT).

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```go
	assertions.JSONEq(t, `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, `{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`)
	success: `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, `{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`
	failure: `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, `[{"foo": "bar"}, {"hello": "world"}]`
```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONEq(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONEq(t *testing.T)
	success := assert.JSONEq(t, `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, `{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`)
	fmt.Printf("success: %t\n", success)

}

```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONEq(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONEq(t *testing.T)
	require.JSONEq(t, `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, `{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`)
	fmt.Println("passed")

}

```
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assert.JSONEq(t T, expected string, actual string, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEq) | package-level function |
| [`assert.JSONEqf(t T, expected string, actual string, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEqf) | formatted variant |
| [`assert.(*Assertions).JSONEq(expected string, actual string) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#Assertions.JSONEq) | method variant |
| [`assert.(*Assertions).JSONEqf(expected string, actual string, msg string, args ..any)`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#Assertions.JSONEqf) | method formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`require.JSONEq(t T, expected string, actual string, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONEq) | package-level function |
| [`require.JSONEqf(t T, expected string, actual string, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONEqf) | formatted variant |
| [`require.(*Assertions).JSONEq(expected string, actual string) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#Assertions.JSONEq) | method variant |
| [`require.(*Assertions).JSONEqf(expected string, actual string, msg string, args ..any)`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#Assertions.JSONEqf) | method formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assertions.JSONEq(t T, expected string, actual string, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONEq) | internal implementation |

**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONEq](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/json.go#L65)
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### JSONEqBytes{#jsoneqbytes}
JSONEqBytes asserts that two JSON slices of bytes are semantically equivalent.

Expected and actual must be valid JSON.

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```go
	assertions.JSONEqBytes(t, []byte(`{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`), []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`))
	success: []byte(`{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`), []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`)
	failure: []byte(`{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`), []byte(`[{"foo": "bar"}, {"hello": "world"}]`)
```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONEqBytes(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONEqBytes(t *testing.T)
	success := assert.JSONEqBytes(t, []byte(`{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`), []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`))
	fmt.Printf("success: %t\n", success)

}

```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONEqBytes(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONEqBytes(t *testing.T)
	require.JSONEqBytes(t, []byte(`{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`), []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`))
	fmt.Println("passed")

}

```
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assert.JSONEqBytes(t T, expected []byte, actual []byte, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEqBytes) | package-level function |
| [`assert.JSONEqBytesf(t T, expected []byte, actual []byte, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEqBytesf) | formatted variant |
| [`assert.(*Assertions).JSONEqBytes(expected []byte, actual []byte) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#Assertions.JSONEqBytes) | method variant |
| [`assert.(*Assertions).JSONEqBytesf(expected []byte, actual []byte, msg string, args ..any)`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#Assertions.JSONEqBytesf) | method formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`require.JSONEqBytes(t T, expected []byte, actual []byte, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONEqBytes) | package-level function |
| [`require.JSONEqBytesf(t T, expected []byte, actual []byte, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONEqBytesf) | formatted variant |
| [`require.(*Assertions).JSONEqBytes(expected []byte, actual []byte) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#Assertions.JSONEqBytes) | method variant |
| [`require.(*Assertions).JSONEqBytesf(expected []byte, actual []byte, msg string, args ..any)`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#Assertions.JSONEqBytesf) | method formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assertions.JSONEqBytes(t T, expected []byte, actual []byte, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONEqBytes) | internal implementation |

**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONEqBytes](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/json.go#L25)

> **Maintainer Note**
>
> Proposal for enhancement.
>
> We could use and indirection for users to inject their favorite JSON
> library like we do for YAML.
>
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### JSONEqT[EDoc, ADoc RText] {{% icon icon="star" color=orange %}}{#jsoneqtedoc-adoc-rtext}
JSONEqT asserts that two JSON documents are semantically equivalent.

The expected and actual arguments may be string or []byte. They do not need to be of the same type.

Expected and actual must be valid JSON.

NOTE: passed values (expected, actual) may be wrapped as functions to redact the input text dynamically.

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```go
	assertions.JSONEqT(t, `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`))
	success: `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`)
	failure: `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, `[{"foo": "bar"}, {"hello": "world"}]`
```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONEqT(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONEqT(t *testing.T)
	success := assert.JSONEqT(t, `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`))
	fmt.Printf("success: %t\n", success)

}

```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONEqT(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONEqT(t *testing.T)
	require.JSONEqT(t, `{"hello": "world", "foo": "bar"}`, []byte(`{"foo": "bar", "hello": "world"}`))
	fmt.Println("passed")

}

```
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assert.JSONEqT[EDoc, ADoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, actual ADoc, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEqT) | package-level function |
| [`assert.JSONEqTf[EDoc, ADoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, actual ADoc, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEqTf) | formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`require.JSONEqT[EDoc, ADoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, actual ADoc, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONEqT) | package-level function |
| [`require.JSONEqTf[EDoc, ADoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, actual ADoc, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONEqTf) | formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assertions.JSONEqT[EDoc, ADoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, actual ADoc, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONEqT) | internal implementation |

**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONEqT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/json.go#L90)
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### JSONMarshalAsT[EDoc RText] {{% icon icon="star" color=orange %}}{#jsonmarshalastedoc-rtext}
JSONMarshalAsT wraps [JSONEqT](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONEqT) after [json.Marshal](https://pkg.go.dev/json#Marshal).

The input JSON may be a string or []byte.

It fails if the marshaling returns an error or if the expected JSON bytes differ semantically
from the expected ones.

NOTE: passed expected value may be wrapped as a function to redact the input text dynamically.

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```go
	actual := struct {
		A int `json:"a"`
	}{
		A: 10,
	}
	assertions.JSONUnmarshalAsT(t,expected, `{"a": 10}`)
	success: []byte(`{"A": "a"}`), dummyStruct{A: "a"}
	failure: `[{"foo": "bar"}, {"hello": "world"}]`, 1
```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONMarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONMarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
	success := assert.JSONMarshalAsT(t, []byte(`{"A": "a"}`), dummyStruct{A: "a"})
	fmt.Printf("success: %t\n", success)

}

type dummyStruct struct {
	A string
	b int
}

```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONMarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONMarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
	require.JSONMarshalAsT(t, []byte(`{"A": "a"}`), dummyStruct{A: "a"})
	fmt.Println("passed")

}

type dummyStruct struct {
	A string
	b int
}

```
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|--|--|
| [`assert.JSONMarshalAsT[EDoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONMarshalAsT) | package-level function |
| [`assert.JSONMarshalAsTf[EDoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, object any, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONMarshalAsTf) | formatted variant |
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|--|--|
| [`require.JSONMarshalAsT[EDoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONMarshalAsT) | package-level function |
| [`require.JSONMarshalAsTf[EDoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, object any, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONMarshalAsTf) | formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assertions.JSONMarshalAsT[EDoc RText](t T, expected EDoc, object any, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONMarshalAsT) | internal implementation |

**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONMarshalAsT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/json.go#L161)
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### JSONUnmarshalAsT[Object any, ADoc RText] {{% icon icon="star" color=orange %}}{#jsonunmarshalastobject-any-adoc-rtext}
JSONUnmarshalAsT wraps [Equal](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#Equal) after [json.Unmarshal](https://pkg.go.dev/json#Unmarshal).

The input JSON may be a string or []byte.

It fails if the unmarshaling returns an error or if the resulting object is not equal to the expected one.

Be careful not to wrap the expected object into an "any" interface if this is not what you expected:
the unmarshaling would take this type to unmarshal as a map[string](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#string)any.

NOTE: passed jazon value may be wrapped as a function to redact the input JSON dynamically.

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```go
	expected := struct {
		A int `json:"a"`
	}{
		A: 10,
	}
	assertions.JSONUnmarshalAsT(t,expected, `{"a": 10}`)
	success: dummyStruct{A: "a"} , []byte(`{"A": "a"}`)
	failure: 1, `[{"foo": "bar"}, {"hello": "world"}]`
```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONUnmarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONUnmarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
	success := assert.JSONUnmarshalAsT(t, dummyStruct{A: "a"}, []byte(`{"A": "a"}`))
	fmt.Printf("success: %t\n", success)

}

type dummyStruct struct {
	A string
	b int
}

```
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```go
// real-world test would inject *testing.T from TestJSONUnmarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require"
)

func main() {
	t := new(testing.T) // should come from testing, e.g. func TestJSONUnmarshalAsT(t *testing.T)
	require.JSONUnmarshalAsT(t, dummyStruct{A: "a"}, []byte(`{"A": "a"}`))
	fmt.Println("passed")

}

type dummyStruct struct {
	A string
	b int
}

```
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| [`assert.JSONUnmarshalAsTf[Object any, ADoc RText](t T, expected Object, jazon ADoc, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/assert#JSONUnmarshalAsTf) | formatted variant |
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| [`require.JSONUnmarshalAsTf[Object any, ADoc RText](t T, expected Object, jazon ADoc, msg string, args ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/require#JSONUnmarshalAsTf) | formatted variant |
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| Signature | Usage |
|--|--|
| [`assertions.JSONUnmarshalAsT[Object any, ADoc RText](t T, expected Object, jazon ADoc, msgAndArgs ...any) bool`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONUnmarshalAsT) | internal implementation |

**Source:** [github.com/go-openapi/testify/v2/internal/assertions#JSONUnmarshalAsT](https://github.com/go-openapi/testify/blob/master/internal/assertions/json.go#L124)
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