# Json format for external tilesets?

**URL:** <https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/json-format-for-external-tilesets/5996>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/json-format-for-external-tilesets/5996 "2023-02-02T15:13:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ron1987](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/ron1987/32/1650_2.png) [@Ron1987](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/Ron1987)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/json-format-for-external-tilesets/5996/1 "2023-02-02T15:13:33Z")

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I use the json format for my maps as it’s much easier to parse at run-time. But external tilesets can’t be saved in json format so I am forced to make them internal. Are there plans for support external tilesets in json format?

Or maybe that is already supported and I’m doing something wrong?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![bjorn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/bjorn/32/1599_2.png) [@bjorn](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/bjorn)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/json-format-for-external-tilesets/5996/2 "2023-02-02T15:54:04Z")

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> [@Ron1987](#):
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> Or maybe that is already supported and I’m doing something wrong?

Hmm, yes, that should be already supported. You should be able to just do _File \> Save As_ and choose  
“JSON tileset files” from the file format dropdown, similar to how it works when saving maps.

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**Author:** ![Ron1987](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/ron1987/32/1650_2.png) [@Ron1987](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/Ron1987)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/json-format-for-external-tilesets/5996/3 "2023-02-02T16:55:23Z")

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I don’t see that. I am using 1.9.2. If I open a embedded tileset and choose Save As… It only saves the map. I can Export the tileset as json and then drag-and-drop it into a open map and that seems to work (although the path the dropped file is an absolute path and I have to hand edit it to be relative).

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**Author:** ![eishiya](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/eishiya/32/2534_2.png) [@eishiya](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/eishiya)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/json-format-for-external-tilesets/5996/4 "2023-02-02T17:13:25Z")

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You need to Export Tileset As to make it into an external tileset, or Replace Tileset if you already have an external copy of it.

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**Author:** ![Ron1987](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.mapeditor.org/ron1987/32/1650_2.png) [@Ron1987](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/u/Ron1987)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mapeditor.org/t/json-format-for-external-tilesets/5996/5 "2023-02-02T17:39:36Z")

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Ah, replace tileset… that was the part I was missing. Thanks!