encoding/json.Decoder.Decode
standard libraryThe 198th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 31,532 times across 610 modules; 5,217 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (5,190 → 5,217)
- prod calls
- 5,217
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 31,532
- total callsites
- modules
- 610
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 10%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 12%
- 3,680 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Concrete method100%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Decoder.Decode from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Docker 255 5%
- Kubernetes 120 2%
- Tailscale 96 2%
- InfluxDB 85 2%
- containerd 57 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 31,532, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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go/bufprivateusage @v0.1.0
cmd/bufprivateusage/main.go:88
in loop - in loop
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cilium/cilium @v1.20.2
in loop - in loop
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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docker/docker @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop -
encr.dev @v1.58.6
v2/internals/pkginfo/modresolve.go:123
in loop -
cli/cli @v1.14.0
in loop -
AlexxIT/go2rtc @v1.9.14
in loop - in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Decoder.Decode most in this snapshot.
- github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v821,37768%
- github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm293<1%
- github.com/esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix249<1%
- github.com/digitalocean/godo216<1%
- github.com/harness/harness209<1%
siblings
More from encoding/json
The other most-called members in this package. See all →