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Nov 19, 2021 5:03 PM UTC
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OT - json file size

What do developers think the maximum file size of a json file should be before it starts to slow the interaction process, find, filter, forEach, etc javascript workflow down, or doesnt it matter? 

 

 

 

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nov 19, 2021 8:12 PM UTC

    I think parsing and string size limits depend on the platform & server environment.

     

    JSON files have a maximum limit of 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 characters.  That's Eighteen quintillion, four hundred and forty-six quadrillion, seven hundred and forty four trillion, seventy three billion, seven hundred and nine million, five hundred and fifty one thousand, six hundred and sixteen.

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Legend
    Nov 20, 2021 1:52 AM UTC

    Thanks for that, I'd still be interested to know in terms of max kbs/mbs what the json file size should be. I could be wrong but I would have thought the more lines of text in it the more time it would take to process a request. Just trying to figure out if there is any suggested max-size before things start slowing down.

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    BenPleysier
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    Nov 20, 2021 5:12 AM UTC

    This is an old study, but it should be an indication:

    How Big is TOO BIG for JSON? - Josh Zeigler

     

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