# `kumo.json_parse(STRING)`

Parses STRING as JSON, returning a lua representation of the parsed JSON.

This is logically the opposite of [kumo.json_encode](json_encode.md).

See also [kumo.json_load](json_load.md), [kumo.json_encode](json_encode.md)
and [kumo.json_encode_pretty](json_encode_pretty.md)