30 MB JSONL sample

A JSONL file of exactly 31,457,280 bytes. It is a valid JSON Lines file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 30 MB sample, test or dummy JSONL file.

sample-jsonl-30mb.jsonl

30 MB31,457,280 bytes

Download 30 MB JSONL

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Type: application/jsonl
SHA-256: 32202799a345e7461f21f8f10f92ee4dfd30c84e8dd511e21c5c1fda4f41ae93
Delivery: Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).

What is in this file

91,456 JSON objects, one per line, followed by one short object whose "note" string is lengthened to reach the exact size.

Lines	91,457
Records per line	1
Encoding	UTF-8 (ASCII characters only)
Line endings	LF

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-jsonl-30mb.jsonl, exactly as they appear in the file.

00000000  7b 22 69 64 22 3a 31 2c  22 75 75 69 64 22 3a 22 |{"id":1,"uuid":"|
00000010  34 37 66 36 36 36 33 30  2d 39 63 65 33 2d 34 31 |47f66630-9ce3-41|
00000020  66 30 2d 62 38 38 32 2d  39 66 35 63 36 64 30 31 |f0-b882-9f5c6d01|
00000030  30 37 37 30 22 2c 22 6e  61 6d 65 22 3a 7b 22 66 |0770","name":{"f|

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Where 30 MB matters

A 31,457,280-byte file, 30 MB in the binary units that operating systems and upload limits use. It is useful wherever a form, an API gateway, a storage quota or a mail server is configured with a limit of about this size.

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Use this file for

Measuring download speed from your own server or CDN
Checking log processors
Testing streaming parsers

Testing notes for JSONL

A blank line or a trailing comma on any line breaks strict readers, so decide how your importer treats them.
Passing the whole file to a standard JSON parser fails, because the file as a whole is not one JSON value.

JSONL format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-jsonl-30mb.jsonl
Format	JSONL (JSON Lines)
Extension	.jsonl
MIME type	application/jsonl
Size	31,457,280 bytes (30 MB)
Kind	Text
SHA-256	32202799a345e7461f21f8f10f92ee4dfd30c84e8dd511e21c5c1fda4f41ae93
Created	2026-10-23
Validation	See the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility.
Preview	Available on this page
Source	Generated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
Licence	Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
Category	Data

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 30 MB?: Yes. It is 31,457,280 bytes, which is 30 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 30 MB JSONL file?: 91,456 JSON objects, one per line, followed by one short object whose "note" string is lengthened to reach the exact size.
How is JSONL different from JSON?: A JSON file is one value, usually an array. A JSONL file is many values separated by line breaks, which can be appended to and read as a stream.

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