# Extract rows from a JSON file
> Supported in: Batch
Reads a dataset of files and parses each JSON file into rows.
**Transform categories**: File, String, Struct
## Declared arguments
* **Allow JSON values to span multiple lines:** If off, a single JSON record must be entirely on one line. If on, a single JSON record may span multiple lines.
*Literal\*
* **Dataset:** Dataset of files to process.
*Files*
* **Schema:** Schema definition used when parsing the JSON files.
*Type\*