# About fromjson context method

The `fromjson` context method can be used to deserialize a JSON string into a Python object primitive, eg. a `dict` or `list`.

**Args**:

* `string`: The JSON string to deserialize (required)
* `default`: A default value to return if the `string` argument cannot be deserialized (optional)

### Usage:

```text
{% set my_json_str = '{"abc": 123}' %}
{% set my_dict = fromjson(my_json_str) %}

{% do log(my_dict['abc']) %}
```

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