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encoding/json.Unmarshal

standard library

The 27th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 1,020 times across 214 modules; 804 of those run outside tests and generated code.

All of encoding/json → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
804
non-test, non-generated
all calls
1,020
total callsites
modules
214
distinct callers
in loop
18%
of prod calls
in tests
13%
133 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 →

  • Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into Unmarshal from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

6 representative callsites of 1,020, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

Unmarshal · 6 of 1,020 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call Unmarshal most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/stretchr/testify31831%
  • github.com/fatih/color15415%
  • github.com/prometheus/prometheus495%

siblings

More from encoding/json

The other most-called functions in this package. See all →