---
title: "system.util.jsonEncode"
description: "Takes a Python object such as a list or dict and converts into a json string."
---

# system.util.jsonEncode

> Takes a Python object such as a list or dict and converts into a json string.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.util.jsonEncode(pyObj, [indentFactor])`

### Parameters

|Type|Parameter|Description|
|--|--|--|
|PyObject |`pyObj`| The Python object to encode into JSON such as a Python list or dictionary.|
|int |`indentFactor`| Optional parameter. The number of spaces to add to each level of indentation for pretty printing.|
### Returns
**String** - The encoded JSON string.
### Scope
All

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# The following example builds a Python dictionary, and converts it to a JSON string
  
# Build the Python dictionary
employeeDict = {"employees":[{"firstName":"John", "lastName":"Doe"},{"firstName":"Anna", "lastName":"Smith"},{"firstName":"Peter", "lastName":"Jones"}]}
  
# Convert the dictionary and store the resulting JSON string in a variable.
jsonString = system.util.jsonEncode(employeeDict)
```