Pretty-Print JSON Strings in PowerShell

To display JSON in a structured and readable format directly in PowerShell, you can pipe a JSON string through ConvertFrom-Json and then ConvertTo-Json with an appropriate -Depth parameter. This allows you to avoid using intermediary variables and outputs neatly formatted JSON directly to the console.

Example:

'{"name":"John","age":30,"address":{"street":"123 Main St","city":"Anytown"},"phones":["123-4567","987-6543"]}' 
| ConvertFrom-Json 
| ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10

Explanation:

• ConvertFrom-Json parses the raw JSON string into a PowerShell object.
• ConvertTo-Json re-serializes the object with proper indentation.
• The -Depth parameter ensures that nested objects are fully expanded in the output.

This approach is useful for quickly inspecting JSON structures without needing temporary variables or additional tools.