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Platform.Function.Stringify

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Converts an object or value to its JSON string representation. Does not require Platform.Load.

Available in: Email CloudPage Automation Triggered Send

Syntax

Platform.Function.Stringify(object)
1 argument

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
object any Yes The object or value to serialize to JSON.

Description

Platform.Function.Stringify() converts any JavaScript value to its JSON string representation. It is the SSJS equivalent of JSON.stringify(), which is not available in the SFMC SSJS engine.

Difference from the global Stringify() form

Both functions produce identical output, but they differ in one important way:

  Platform.Function.Stringify() Stringify() (global)
Requires Platform.Load No Yes — Platform.Load("core", "1.1.5")

Prefer Platform.Function.Stringify() when you do not already have a Platform.Load call in scope, or when you want to avoid the initialization overhead.

See Stringify (global) for the global variant.

Important distinction from String():

  • Platform.Function.Stringify(obj) → produces JSON output: {"name":"Jane","age":30}
  • String(obj) → converts CLR/.NET objects to JavaScript strings (not JSON)

Use Stringify / Platform.Function.Stringify when you want to store, log, or send JSON data. Use String() when you need to convert CLR response content from Script.Util.HttpRequest.send() before parsing it with ParseJSON.

Examples

Serialize an object

var person = {
    name: "Jane Smith",
    email: "jane@example.com",
    score: 95
};

var json = Platform.Function.Stringify(person);
Platform.Function.Write(json);
// {"name":"Jane Smith","email":"jane@example.com","score":95}

Store JSON in a Data Extension

var payload = {
    action: "page_view",
    page: "/preferences",
    timestamp: Platform.Function.Now()
};

Platform.Function.InsertData(
    "ActivityLog",
    "SubscriberKey", subscriberKey,
    "Payload", Platform.Function.Stringify(payload),
    "Timestamp", Platform.Function.Now()
);

Debug: inspect any variable

var rows = Platform.Function.LookupRows("MyDE", "Status", "active");
Platform.Function.Write("<pre>" + Platform.Function.Stringify(rows) + "</pre>");

See Also

See Also