# JSON Output

Safety can generate JSON output, useful for parsing and analyzing the results of a scan. To do so, run the following command.

```
safety scan --output json
```

The JSON output is displayed in the terminal, as shown below. To save the JSON output to a file, use the following command, replacint `test.json` with your desired file name.

```
safety scan --output json >test.json
```

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### JSON structure

The resulting output is a JSON with the following sections:

`meta` contains meta information about the scan, such as timestamps, what was scanned, packages found and vulnerabilities found

`scanned_packages` is an array of packages (and versions) that were found during the scan

`affected_packages` is an array of packages that were found to have relevant vulnerabilities

`vulnerabilities` is an array of vulnerabilities that were found relating to the packages in the scan

`ignored_vulnerabilities` is an array of vulnerabilities that were found but were ignored via a command line argument or the safety policy file.

`remediations` an array of remediation (fix) recommendations for each package with relevant vulnerabilities.

`announcements` an array of announcements (messages) from the Safety team. These are not generally related to the packages of vulnerabilities found, but rather are more general announcements, such as announcing a new version of the Safety scanner.