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# How to Store, Access, and Display JSON Data in Browser Local Storage
Jonah Abbott

17 October 2025

### Introduction
In this tutorial we will learn what JSON is and how to use it in localStorage through JavaScript. We will be using a basic HTML form with embedded JavaScript to store, access, and display JSON data. By the end of the walkthrough, you will know how to work with JSON objects in localStorage and why it's important.

### Why do we need JSON?
JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a data representation format. In web development, data is constantly being transferred between the browser and the server. JSON provides an easy-to-read format of this data that works seamlessly between a web server and the browser. JSON is commonly used with APIs and config files and can store data types such as strings, numbers, Booleans, arrays, and objects. Almost all programming languages have libraries to parse json strings into objects in that programming language, making JSON extremely accessible and simple to u