# salt.output.json_out

## Display return data in JSON format

configuration:

  The output format can be configured in two ways: Using the `--out-indent` CLI flag and specifying a positive integer or a negative integer to group JSON from each minion to a single line.

  Or setting the `output_indent` setting in the Master or Minion configuration file with one of the following values:

  - `Null`: put each minion return on a single line.

  - `pretty`: use four-space indents and sort the keys.

  - An integer: specify the indentation level.

Salt's outputters operate on a per-minion basis. Each minion return will be output as a single JSON object once it comes in to the master.

Some JSON parsers can guess when an object ends and a new one begins but many can not. A good way to differentiate between each minion return is to use the single-line output format and to parse each line individually. Example output (truncated):

    {"dave": {"en0": {"hwaddr": "02:b0:26:32:4c:69", ...}}}
    {"jerry": {"en0": {"hwaddr": "02:26:ab:0d:b9:0d", ...}}}
    {"kevin": {"en0": {"hwaddr": "02:6d:7f:ce:9f:ee", ...}}}
    {"mike": {"en0": {"hwaddr": "02:48:a2:4b:70:a0", ...}}}
    {"phill": {"en0": {"hwaddr": "02:1d:cc:a2:33:55", ...}}}
    {"stuart": {"en0": {"hwaddr": "02:9a:e0:ea:9e:3c", ...}}}

CLI Example:

    salt '*' foo.bar --out=json

salt.output.json_out.output(data, **kwargs)

  Print the output data in JSON