# Load external json

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/load-external-json/9830>\
**Category:** macOS\
**Created:** [July 25, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/load-external-json/9830 "2013-07-25T15:47:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![damon\_iddins](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@damon\_iddins](https://forum.xojo.com/u/damon_iddins)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/load-external-json/9830/1 "2013-07-25T15:47:35Z")

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Hi All

Would someone mind explaining how to load an external json feed from a url into a listbox please. Ive searched here but couldnt find anything.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Norman\_P](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/858c86/32.png) [@Norman\_P](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Norman_P)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/load-external-json/9830/2 "2013-07-25T15:56:14Z")

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use HTTPSocket to get the json  
use the JsonItem class to rip it apart  
put the pieces into the listbox

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**Author:** ![damon\_iddins](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@damon\_iddins](https://forum.xojo.com/u/damon_iddins)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/load-external-json/9830/3 "2013-07-25T16:10:11Z")

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Thank you kindly 🙂 Thats a help

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Lefebvre](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/paul_lefebvre/32/3152_2.png) [@Paul\_Lefebvre](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Paul_Lefebvre)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/load-external-json/9830/4 "2013-07-25T18:33:30Z")

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The Text chapter in User Guide Book 4: Framework has a section on JSON which you might find useful as well.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/load-external-json/9830/5 "2020-10-29T16:46:20Z")

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