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Input
YAML
Limit
1 MiB
Runtime
Browser

Flatten nested YAML into path-value pairs

Walk nested mappings and sequences, emit one leaf per unambiguous path, and preserve scalar types in a reviewable JSON object.

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Flatten YAML

Inputs are limited to 1 MiB and stay in this browser tab.

Paste or edit the source. Tool Swim does not upload or save it.

Flattened path map

Nothing is placed in a URL, account, preset, or remote log.

What this tool does

Strict, bounded, local processing

Flattening changes structure and is not generally reversible. The output uses escaped path segments so dots or brackets inside source keys cannot collide silently.

Paths make nesting explicit

Mapping keys become path segments and sequence positions become indexes. Empty mappings, empty sequences, and scalar roots receive explicit representations so the result does not silently omit a meaningful value.

The fixed path representation escapes separator characters so two different source paths cannot collapse into the same output member.

Flattening is an export, not a lossless edit format

Comments, anchors, collection presentation, and some container distinctions are not leaf values. Keep the source document and treat the flattened map as a generated index, audit artifact, or integration input.

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