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title Include Null Values in JSON - INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES Option
description To include null values in the JSON output of the FOR JSON clause, specify the INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES option.
author jovanpop-msft
ms.author jovanpop
ms.reviewer jroth
ms.date 03/06/2025
ms.service sql
ms.topic how-to
helpviewer_keywords
INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES (FOR JSON)
monikerRange =azuresqldb-current || >=sql-server-2016 || >=sql-server-linux-2017 || =azuresqldb-mi-current || =fabric

Include Null Values in JSON - INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES Option

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To include null values in the JSON output of the FOR JSON clause, specify the INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES option.

If you don't specify the INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES option, the JSON output doesn't include properties for values that are null in the query results.

Examples

The following example shows the output of the FOR JSON clause with and without the INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES option.

Without the INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES option With the INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES option
{ "name": "John", "surname": "Doe" } { "name": "John", "surname": "Doe", "age": null, "phone": null }

Here's another example of a FOR JSON clause with the INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES option.

Query

SELECT name, surname  
FROM emp  
FOR JSON AUTO, INCLUDE_NULL_VALUES

Result

[{
    "name": "John",
    "surname": null
}, {
    "name": "Jane",
    "surname": "Doe"
}]

Learn more about JSON in the SQL Database Engine

For a visual introduction to the built-in JSON support in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database, see the following videos:

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