# Understanding the new JSON capabilities in Postgres 16

DevFeed: [Understanding the new JSON capabilities in Postgres 16](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/understanding-the-new-json-capabilities-in-postgres-16-5477.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/json-features-pg-16>)

Author: Raouf Chebri

Published: 2023-09-18T15:00:24Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [JSON](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json.md>), [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>)

Tags: [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>)

## AI overview

This article announces Neon's support for Postgres 16, highlighting performance and developer experience improvements. It focuses on expanded SQL/JSON capabilities, including functions for constructing and aggregating JSON arrays and a predicate for validating JSON values and types.

## Source excerpt

We're excited to announce that Neon now supports Postgres 16. This latest release includes several performance improvements and developer experience enhancements. One of the most anticipated features is the expanded support for SQL/JSON syntax, including: In this article, we will...