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JSON looks simple, but adding a single comment can break your entire payload. This article explains why comments are not allowed in JSON, what RFC 8259 says, and how developers handle this limitation in real projects.
Trailing commas are NOT allowed in JSON according to RFC 8259. Learn why they cause parse errors, see common error messages, and discover how to quickly detect and fix trailing comma issues in your JSON files.