Skip to content
callcount

encoding/json.NewDecoder

standard library

The 204th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 15,903 times across 631 modules; 4,945 of those run outside tests and generated code.

2% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (4,857 → 4,945)

All of encoding/json → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
4,945
non-test, non-generated
all calls
15,903
total callsites
modules
631
distinct callers
in loop
3%
of prod calls
in tests
22%
3,574 calls
resolved
100%
to a known target

resolution mix

How each call resolves

How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →

  • Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into NewDecoder from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

12 representative callsites of 15,903, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

NewDecoder · 12 of 15,903 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call NewDecoder most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v83,68923%
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/glue6504%
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm4443%
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/apigateway2261%
  • github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/lambda2141%

siblings

More from encoding/json

The other most-called functions in this package. See all →