---
alias: ['PrettyJSONLines', 'PrettyNDJSON']
description: 'Documentation for the PrettyJSONLines format'
input_format: false
keywords: ['PrettyJSONEachRow', 'PrettyJSONLines', 'PrettyNDJSON']
output_format: true
slug: /interfaces/formats/PrettyJSONEachRow
title: 'PrettyJSONEachRow'
---

| Input | Output | Alias                             |
|-------|--------|-----------------------------------|
| ✗     | ✔      | `PrettyJSONLines`, `PrettyNDJSON` |

## Description {#description}

Differs from [JSONEachRow](./JSONEachRow.md) only in that JSON is pretty formatted with new line delimiters and 4 space indents.

## Example usage {#example-usage}
### Inserting data {#inserting-data}

Using a JSON file with the following data, named as `football.json`:

```json
{
    "date": "2022-04-30",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Sutton United",
    "away_team": "Bradford City",
    "home_team_goals": 1,
    "away_team_goals": 4
}
{
    "date": "2022-04-30",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Swindon Town",
    "away_team": "Barrow",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 1
}
{
    "date": "2022-04-30",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Tranmere Rovers",
    "away_team": "Oldham Athletic",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 0
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-02",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Port Vale",
    "away_team": "Newport County",
    "home_team_goals": 1,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-02",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Salford City",
    "away_team": "Mansfield Town",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Barrow",
    "away_team": "Northampton Town",
    "home_team_goals": 1,
    "away_team_goals": 3
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Bradford City",
    "away_team": "Carlisle United",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 0
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Bristol Rovers",
    "away_team": "Scunthorpe United",
    "home_team_goals": 7,
    "away_team_goals": 0
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Exeter City",
    "away_team": "Port Vale",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 1
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Harrogate Town A.F.C.",
    "away_team": "Sutton United",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Hartlepool United",
    "away_team": "Colchester United",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Leyton Orient",
    "away_team": "Tranmere Rovers",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 1
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Mansfield Town",
    "away_team": "Forest Green Rovers",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Newport County",
    "away_team": "Rochdale",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Oldham Athletic",
    "away_team": "Crawley Town",
    "home_team_goals": 3,
    "away_team_goals": 3
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Stevenage Borough",
    "away_team": "Salford City",
    "home_team_goals": 4,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Walsall",
    "away_team": "Swindon Town",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 3
} 
```

Insert the data:

```sql
INSERT INTO football FROM INFILE 'football.json' FORMAT PrettyJSONEachRow;
```

### Reading data {#reading-data}

Read data using the `PrettyJSONEachRow` format:

```sql
SELECT *
FROM football
FORMAT PrettyJSONEachRow
```

The output will be in JSON format:

```json
{
    "date": "2022-04-30",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Sutton United",
    "away_team": "Bradford City",
    "home_team_goals": 1,
    "away_team_goals": 4
}
{
    "date": "2022-04-30",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Swindon Town",
    "away_team": "Barrow",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 1
}
{
    "date": "2022-04-30",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Tranmere Rovers",
    "away_team": "Oldham Athletic",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 0
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-02",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Port Vale",
    "away_team": "Newport County",
    "home_team_goals": 1,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-02",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Salford City",
    "away_team": "Mansfield Town",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Barrow",
    "away_team": "Northampton Town",
    "home_team_goals": 1,
    "away_team_goals": 3
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Bradford City",
    "away_team": "Carlisle United",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 0
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Bristol Rovers",
    "away_team": "Scunthorpe United",
    "home_team_goals": 7,
    "away_team_goals": 0
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Exeter City",
    "away_team": "Port Vale",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 1
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Harrogate Town A.F.C.",
    "away_team": "Sutton United",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Hartlepool United",
    "away_team": "Colchester United",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Leyton Orient",
    "away_team": "Tranmere Rovers",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 1
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Mansfield Town",
    "away_team": "Forest Green Rovers",
    "home_team_goals": 2,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Newport County",
    "away_team": "Rochdale",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Oldham Athletic",
    "away_team": "Crawley Town",
    "home_team_goals": 3,
    "away_team_goals": 3
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Stevenage Borough",
    "away_team": "Salford City",
    "home_team_goals": 4,
    "away_team_goals": 2
}
{
    "date": "2022-05-07",
    "season": 2021,
    "home_team": "Walsall",
    "away_team": "Swindon Town",
    "home_team_goals": 0,
    "away_team_goals": 3
}  
```

## Format settings {#format-settings}
