JSONL

Category: File Formats

Category: File Formats

Definition

JSONL (JSON Lines) is a text format where each line contains a valid JSON object, ideal for storing structured training data and model outputs.

How It Works

Each line in a JSONL file is independently parseable JSON, allowing streaming processing of large datasets. Common schemas include prompt-completion pairs for language models.

The format supports appending new data without parsing the entire file, making it efficient for continuous data collection.

Why It Matters

JSONL has become the standard for fine-tuning language models. Its line-by-line structure enables processing datasets too large to fit in memory.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI providers use JSONL for their fine-tuning APIs and dataset formats.


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