How to convert CSV to JSON in Node.js

Question

I am trying to convert csv file to json. I am using .

Example CSV:

a,b,c,d
1,2,3,4
5,6,7,8
...

Desired JSON:

{"a": 1,"b": 2,"c": 3,"d": 4},
{"a": 5,"b": 6,"c": 7,"d": 8},
...

I tried node-csv parser library.But the output is like array not like I expected.

I'm using Node 0.8 and express.js and would like a recommendation on how to easily accomplish this.

Answer 1

Node.js csvtojson module is a comprehensive nodejs csv parser. It can be used as node.js app library / a command line tool / or browser with help of browserify or webpack.

the source code can be found at: https://github.com/Keyang/node-csvtojson

It is fast with low memory consumption yet powerful to support any of parsing needs with abundant API and easy to read documentation.

The detailed documentation can be found here

Here are some code examples:

Use it as a library in your Node.js application ([email protected] +):

1. Install it through npm

npm install --save csvtojson@latest

2. Use it in your node.js app:

// require csvtojson
var csv = require("csvtojson");

// Convert a csv file with csvtojson
csv()
  .fromFile(csvFilePath)
  .then(function(jsonArrayObj){ //when parse finished, result will be emitted here.
     console.log(jsonArrayObj); 
   })

// Parse large csv with stream / pipe (low mem consumption)
csv()
  .fromStream(readableStream)
  .subscribe(function(jsonObj){ //single json object will be emitted for each csv line
     // parse each json asynchronousely
     return new Promise(function(resolve,reject){
         asyncStoreToDb(json,function(){resolve()})
     })
  }) 

//Use async / await
const jsonArray=await csv().fromFile(filePath);

Use it as a command-line tool:

sh# npm install csvtojson
sh# ./node_modules/csvtojson/bin/csvtojson ./youCsvFile.csv

-or-

sh# npm install -g csvtojson
sh# csvtojson ./yourCsvFile.csv

For advanced usage:

sh# csvtojson --help

You can find more details from the github page above.