How do I style the generated table?

Pass space-separated table attributes with --attributes, for example `id=foo class=bar`, so the markup picks up your CSS.

When should I enable --encode?

Turn on --encode when JSON values include escaped HTML that should appear as text in the table instead of breaking the page markup.

Does json2html touch the target?

No. It is a formatting utility. It reads a JSON file and renders it, sending no requests of its own.

Where does it fit versus jq?

Use jq first to filter or reshape rows, then json2html to present the result as HTML. json2html does not query; it only renders.

Updated Jul 15, 2026

Utilities

Turn JSON findings into a shareable HTML table

Convert JSON into an HTML table for readable reports.

Render findings as a readable page Build the report stage of a pipeline Style the output table

overview

What json2html does

json2html reads a --json file and emits an HTML table so scanner or prober results are readable in a browser without a front-end app.

Enable --encode when values contain escaped markup that should render as text. Pass --attributes such as id or class so the table picks up your stylesheet.

Trickest provides json2html as a managed Utilities node at the report stage. JSON file in, FILE and FOLDER out. Shape rows with jq first; prefer generate-yaml-report for a generic report assembler.

source github.com/softvar/json2html

use cases

Where json2html fits

Render findings as a readable page

Convert the JSON output of a scanner into an HTML table so the results read as a browsable report instead of raw records.

Build the report stage of a pipeline

Drop json2html at the end of a workflow so structured output from httpx or nuclei becomes a shareable HTML artifact automatically.

Style the output table

Pass table attributes such as an id and class so the generated table picks up your stylesheet for a cleaner presentation.

Safely render escaped markup

Enable HTML encoding so escaped markup inside the JSON renders as text in the table rather than breaking the page.

reference

json2html inputs and flags

3 inputs

Name	Type	Flag	Description
json	FILE	--json	JSON input file
encode	BOOLEAN	--encode	Encode escaped html code
attributes	STRING	--attributes	List of space-separated table attributes to apply to the generated table (example: 'id=foo class=bar')

Showing key inputs. json2html exposes 3 inputs in total.

example

Run json2html

json2html · command

# json2html: render findings.json as an HTML tablejson2html --json findings.json > report.html

sample output

<table><tr><th>host</th><th>status</th></tr><tr><td>www.example.com</td><td>200</td></tr><tr><td>api.example.com</td><td>401</td></tr><tr><td>dev.example.com</td><td>200</td></tr></table>

guidance

Choosing json2html

Use json2html at the reporting end of a workflow when you need a browsable HTML table from structured JSON. It formats data; it does not scan or fetch. Prefer generate-yaml-report for a generic report assembler, or jq when you still need to reshape the data.

generate-yaml-report

Builds a report from workflow output. json2html targets an HTML table from JSON specifically.

gron

Flattens JSON into greppable lines. Use gron to filter, json2html to present.

jq

Transforms and queries JSON. Pair it before json2html to shape the data first.

faq

json2html questions

A file and a folder containing an HTML table that represents the input JSON, ready to open in a browser or attach to a report.

Run json2html yourself

A JSON findings file feeds json2html, which renders it as an HTML table and writes the report file for sharing.

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