Title: Allow .json files
Last modified: June 6, 2020

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# Allow .json files

 *  [Jaso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/subwebsites/)
 * (@subwebsites)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-json-files/)
 * Hi,
 * May I kindly ask, what would the code be to allow .json files for upload?
 * Thank You
    JB

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 *  Plugin Author [kimipooh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimipooh/)
 * (@kimipooh)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-json-files/#post-12951791)
 * Thank you for using my plugin!
 * Please try to set the following value on the setting menu.
    json = application/
   json
 *  Plugin Author [kimipooh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimipooh/)
 * (@kimipooh)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-json-files/#post-12951919)
 * If you want to pass the mime type check by WordPress, you had better set the 
   value is the follows;
 * json = text/plain
 * If you want to know the value of the mime type by WordPress;
 * For macOS
    1. Download check_finfo_file.php ([https://github.com/kimipooh/wp-add-mime-types/blob/master/tools/check_finfo_file.php](https://github.com/kimipooh/wp-add-mime-types/blob/master/tools/check_finfo_file.php))
   to the Downloads folder. 2. Open Terminal app. 3. cd $HOME/Downloads 4. php check_finfo_file.
   php URL or File_path.

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 * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-json-files/#post-12951919)
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