Represent related subfields in a child object.

Section: Object patterns

Nested object

json
json
{
  "user": {
    "id": 101,
    "profile": {
      "city": "Austin",
      "timezone": "America/Chicago"
    }
  }
}
Explanation

Nested objects group related data and reduce flat key sprawl.

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