# jQuery getJSON() Method

jQuery AJAX Methods

## Example

Get JSON data using an AJAX request, and output the result:

$("button").click(function(){
$.getJSON("demo_ajax_json.js",function(result){
$.each(result, function(i, field){
$("div").append(field + " ");
});
});
});
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## Definition and Usage

The getJSON() method is used to get JSON data using an AJAX HTTP GET request.

## Syntax

$(selector).getJSON(url,data,success(data,status,xhr))

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
url | Required. Specifies the url to send the request to
data | Optional. Specifies data to be sent to the server

success(data,status,xhr)

Optional. Specifies the function to run if the request succeeds
Additional parameters:

- data - contains the data returned from the server.
- status - contains a string containing request status ("success", "notmodified", "error", "timeout", or "parsererror").
- xhr - contains the XMLHttpRequest object

jQuery AJAX Methods

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