isValidJSON

Checks if the provided string is a valid JSON.

  • Use JSON.parse() and a try... catch block to check if the provided string is a valid JSON.
const isValidJSON = str => {
  try {
    JSON.parse(str);
    return true;
  } catch (e) {
    return false;
  }
};
isValidJSON('{"name":"Adam","age":20}'); // true
isValidJSON('{"name":"Adam",age:"20"}'); // false
isValidJSON(null); // true