puppeteer/website/versioned_docs/version-22.4.1/api/puppeteer.jshandle.jsonvalue.md

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sidebar_label: JSHandle.jsonValue
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# JSHandle.jsonValue() method

A vanilla object representing the serializable portions of the referenced object.

#### Signature:

```typescript
class JSHandle {
  abstract jsonValue(): Promise<T>;
}
```

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;T&gt;

## Exceptions

Throws if the object cannot be serialized due to circularity.

## Remarks

If the object has a `toJSON` function, it **will not** be called.