How to Call the TOON Converter API

Learn the fastest way to convert JSON ↔ TOON directly from your pipelines, with ready-to-run code.

November 2025 8 min read
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API How-to Code samples

Before you start

  • Base URL: https://toonverter.com/api
  • All endpoints speak JSON over HTTPS
  • Rate limits are generous for evaluation—reach out if you need higher throughput

Quick start with cURL

curl https://toonverter.com/api/convert \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "input_data": "{\"name\": \"Nova\", \"role\": \"moderator\"}",
        "direction": "json_to_toon"
      }'

Python helper with retries

import requests
from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
from urllib3.util.retry import Retry

session = requests.Session()
session.mount(
    "https://",
    HTTPAdapter(max_retries=Retry(total=3, backoff_factor=0.5)),
)

payload = {
    "input_data": "{\"session\": 42, \"status\": \"active\"}",
    "direction": "json_to_toon",
}
resp = session.post("https://toonverter.com/api/convert", json=payload, timeout=10)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json()["output"])

Node/Edge function example

import fetch from "node-fetch";

export async function convertJsonToToon(payload) {
  const response = await fetch("https://toonverter.com/api/convert", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      input_data: JSON.stringify(payload),
      direction: "json_to_toon",
    }),
  });

  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`TOON API error: ${response.status}`);
    }

  const data = await response.json();
  return data.output;
}

Validate before the LLM sees it

Call /api/validate with the same payload to ensure malformed JSON or TOON never reaches downstream agents. Responses are lightweight and perfect for guardrails or CI jobs.

Production rollout tips

  • Wrap the API with your internal observability (latency + token delta)
  • Cache conversions for idempotent responses
  • Use the history section in the UI for manual QA spot checks
  • Document failure fallbacks (e.g., slide back to JSON if API is unreachable)

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