JSON Feed is a

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file format for

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JSON JSON (JavaScript Object Notation, pronounced ; also ) is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays (or other ser ...

instead of

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as used by

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and

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. A range of software libraries and web frameworks support content syndication via JSON Feed. Supporting clients include

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, NewsBlur, ReadKit and Reeder. Notable publishers include

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and the Microblogging platform Micro.blog, which uses it as the response format for many API calls.

Example

This is an example feed using the 1.
Specification.
ref> More details can be found on the website, including other optional properties like ''expired'' and ''hubs''. Custom objects may also be used by publishers, but feed readers that do not understand it must ignore it.

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* Computer file formats Computer-related introductions in 2017 Open formats Web syndication formats {{Podcasting-stub

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