🇫🇷 This article is currently available in French. English translation in progress.
Note: This article is available in French with full technical details and code examples.
Read the full French version →TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) is a serialization format optimized for high performance APIs. Read the full guide →
🚀 Why TOON?
- 3-5x faster parsing than JSON
- 30-40% reduced payload (optimized binary)
- Native strong typing: fewer runtime errors
- Native streaming: real-time data
📊 TOON vs JSON: Benchmarks
Tests on 10,000 complex objects:
- Parsing: TOON 12ms vs JSON 58ms (4.8x faster)
- Size: TOON 2.1MB vs JSON 3.5MB (40% more compact)
- Memory consumption: TOON -35%
🎯 Ideal Use Cases
- IoT: Sensors with limited bandwidth
- Microservices: High-frequency inter-service communication
- Real-time: WebSocket, data streaming
- Mobile: Battery and network optimization
→ Complete guide: implementation, JSON→TOON migration, code examples


