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## Description[​](#description "Direct link to Description")

In this format, all data is represented as a single JSON Array.

Note

The `JSONCompactColumns` output format buffers all data in memory to output it as a single block which can lead to high memory consumption.

## Example usage[​](#example-usage "Direct link to Example usage")

### Inserting data[​](#inserting-data "Direct link to Inserting data")

Using a JSON file with the following data, named as `football.json`:

```
[
    ["2022-04-30", "2022-04-30", "2022-04-30", "2022-05-02", "2022-05-02", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07"],
    [2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021],
    ["Sutton United", "Swindon Town", "Tranmere Rovers", "Port Vale", "Salford City", "Barrow", "Bradford City", "Bristol Rovers", "Exeter City", "Harrogate Town A.F.C.", "Hartlepool United", "Leyton Orient", "Mansfield Town", "Newport County", "Oldham Athletic", "Stevenage Borough", "Walsall"],
    ["Bradford City", "Barrow", "Oldham Athletic", "Newport County", "Mansfield Town", "Northampton Town", "Carlisle United", "Scunthorpe United", "Port Vale", "Sutton United", "Colchester United", "Tranmere Rovers", "Forest Green Rovers", "Rochdale", "Crawley Town", "Salford City", "Swindon Town"],
    [1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 3, 4, 0],
    [4, 1, 0, 2, 2, 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3]
]
```

Insert the data:

```
INSERT INTO football FROM INFILE 'football.json' FORMAT JSONCompactColumns;
```

### Reading data[​](#reading-data "Direct link to Reading data")

Read data using the `JSONCompactColumns` format:

```
SELECT *
FROM football
FORMAT JSONCompactColumns
```

The output will be in JSON format:

```
[
    ["2022-04-30", "2022-04-30", "2022-04-30", "2022-05-02", "2022-05-02", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07", "2022-05-07"],
    [2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021],
    ["Sutton United", "Swindon Town", "Tranmere Rovers", "Port Vale", "Salford City", "Barrow", "Bradford City", "Bristol Rovers", "Exeter City", "Harrogate Town A.F.C.", "Hartlepool United", "Leyton Orient", "Mansfield Town", "Newport County", "Oldham Athletic", "Stevenage Borough", "Walsall"],
    ["Bradford City", "Barrow", "Oldham Athletic", "Newport County", "Mansfield Town", "Northampton Town", "Carlisle United", "Scunthorpe United", "Port Vale", "Sutton United", "Colchester United", "Tranmere Rovers", "Forest Green Rovers", "Rochdale", "Crawley Town", "Salford City", "Swindon Town"],
    [1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 3, 4, 0],
    [4, 1, 0, 2, 2, 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3]
]
```

Columns that are not present in the block will be filled with default values (you can use [`input_format_defaults_for_omitted_fields`](/docs/operations/settings/formats#input_format_defaults_for_omitted_fields) setting here)

## Format settings[​](#format-settings "Direct link to Format settings")

- [Description](#description)- [Example usage](#example-usage)
    - [Inserting data](#inserting-data)- [Reading data](#reading-data)- [Format settings](#format-settings)

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