# strip-json-comments [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/strip-json-comments) > Strip comments from JSON. Lets you use comments in your JSON files! This is now possible: ```js { // rainbows "unicorn": /* ❤ */ "cake" } ``` It will replace single-line comments `//` and multi-line comments `/**/` with whitespace. This allows JSON error positions to remain as close as possible to the original source. Also available as a [gulp](https://github.com/sindresorhus/gulp-strip-json-comments)/[grunt](https://github.com/sindresorhus/grunt-strip-json-comments)/[broccoli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/broccoli-strip-json-comments) plugin. ## Install ``` $ npm install --save strip-json-comments ``` ## Usage ```js const json = '{/*rainbows*/"unicorn":"cake"}'; JSON.parse(stripJsonComments(json)); //=> {unicorn: 'cake'} ``` ## API ### stripJsonComments(input, [options]) #### input Type: `string` Accepts a string with JSON and returns a string without comments. #### options ##### whitespace Type: `boolean` Default: `true` Replace comments with whitespace instead of stripping them entirely. ## Related - [strip-json-comments-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-json-comments-cli) - CLI for this module - [strip-css-comments](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-css-comments) - Strip comments from CSS ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)