Escape "[" bracket from json

Question

I know that "[" brackets are used in json to specify a list such as: "Value":["A","B"]

However I want to use those brackets as is in json like "Value":"[A TO B]" since in the future this json string gets mapped to a URL:

I am using java where while using json parser it gives me an error. Is there a way I can escape "[" brackets.

Answer 1

As long as you keep it in quotes, it is valid JSON. Try the code below in a validator

{
    "key": "mykey",
    "Value": "[A TO B]"
}

It returns: valid!