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Functions / Json Functions And Operators

jsonb_pretty

Read the PG 18 manual

Converts the given JSON value to pretty-printed, indented text.

Reading PG 18current·documented in 13 of 27 versions, 9.5 to 20

Signatures & examples

jsonb_pretty ( jsonb ) → text
Converts the given JSON value to pretty-printed, indented text.
jsonb_pretty('[{"f1":1,"f2":null}, 2]') → [
    {
        "f1": 1,
        "f2": null
    },
    2
]
Version history 2
  1. 12 → 13 changed
  2. 9.4 → 9.5 added

Definition snapshot: 2026-09-14T13:14:25.684213+00:00@99e6866c · English manual source