JSON to Swift Codable Generator

Generate Swift structs conforming to Codable from a JSON sample, with camelCase properties, CodingKeys for renamed keys and optionals for missing values.

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Input

Generate Swift types from JSON

JSON sampleRoot type name

Output

Swift

488 characters

import Foundation

struct Order: Codable {
    let id: Int
    let total: Double
    let items: Int?
    let coupon: String?
}

struct Profile: Codable {
    let name: String
    let avatarUrl: String?

    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
        case name
        case avatarUrl = "avatar_url"
    }
}

struct User: Codable {
    let id: Int
    let email: String
    let active: Bool
    let score: Double
    let roles: [String]
    let profile: Profile
    let orders: [Order]
}

Structs conform to Codable. A key that is not a camelCase Swift name gets a CodingKeys entry, so JSONDecoder reads it without a global keyDecodingStrategy. Nullable or missing keys are optionals. Types come from this one sample: give fields that are null here a real value to type them.

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About this tool

Method, assumptions, practical next steps, and limits.

CodingKeys or a decoding strategy

JSONDecoder.keyDecodingStrategy = .convertFromSnakeCase converts snake_case keys for every type at once, which saves writing CodingKeys, but it applies to the whole decoder and cannot handle keys that are not snake_case. Explicit CodingKeys, as generated here, work with any decoder settings. Apple's Encoding and Decoding Custom Types article covers both.

Dates and numbers

Timestamps arrive as String here; set decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .iso8601 and change the property to Date to decode them directly. Whole numbers become Int and fractions Double.

Frequently asked questions

Why does decoding fail with keyNotFound?

A non-optional property's key was missing from the JSON. Make the property optional, or give the struct a custom init(from:) with decodeIfPresent and a default.

Should I use let or var?

let suits values decoded once and passed around. Use var if the app edits the model before encoding it again.

Is what I paste sent anywhere?

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JSON to Swift Codable Generator

Generate Swift types from JSON

Swift

CodingKeys or a decoding strategy

Dates and numbers

Frequently asked questions

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