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Expand Up @@ -3,20 +3,22 @@ external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.dll-Help.xml
keywords: powershell,cmdlet
locale: en-us
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
ms.date: 01/14/2019
ms.date: 03/22/2019
online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821753
schema: 2.0.0
title: ConvertFrom-Json
---

# ConvertFrom-Json

## SYNOPSIS

Converts a JSON-formatted string to a custom object or a hash table.

## SYNTAX

```
ConvertFrom-Json [-InputObject] <String> [-AsHashtable] [<CommonParameters>]
ConvertFrom-Json [-InputObject] <String> [-AsHashtable] [-Depth <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## DESCRIPTION
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Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -Depth

Gets or sets the maximum depth the JSON input is allowed to have.
By default, it is 1024.

```yaml
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -InputObject

Specifies the JSON strings to convert to JSON objects. Enter a variable that contains the string,
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[Invoke-WebRequest](Invoke-WebRequest.md)

[Invoke-RestMethod](Invoke-RestMethod.md)
[Invoke-RestMethod](Invoke-RestMethod.md)