Types

All requests and responses are JSON formatted. JSON uses universal data structures. Virtually all modern programming languages support them in one form or another.

object

An object is an unordered set of name/value pairs. An object begins with { (left brace) and ends with } (right brace). Each name is followed by : (colon) and the name/value pairs are separated by , (comma).

array

An array is an ordered collection of values. An array begins with [ (left bracket) and ends with ] (right bracket). Values are separated by , (comma).

value

A value can be a string in double quotes, or a number, or true or false or null, or an object or an array. These structures can be nested.

string

A string is a sequence of zero or more Unicode characters, wrapped in double quotes, using backslash escapes. A character is represented as a single character string. A string is very much like a C or Java string.

number

A number is very much like a C or Java number, except that the octal and hexadecimal formats are not used.