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# <small>nlohmann::basic_json::</small>to_msgpack
```cpp
// (1)
static std::vector<std::uint8_t> to_msgpack(const basic_json& j);
// (2)
static void to_msgpack(const basic_json& j, detail::output_adapter<std::uint8_t> o);
static void to_msgpack(const basic_json& j, detail::output_adapter<char> o);
```
Serializes a given JSON value `j` to a byte vector using the MessagePack serialization format. MessagePack is a binary
serialization format that aims to be more compact than JSON itself, yet more efficient to parse.
1. Returns a byte vector containing the MessagePack serialization.
2. Writes the MessagePack serialization to an output adapter.
The exact mapping and its limitations are described on a [dedicated page](../../features/binary_formats/messagepack.md).
## Parameters
`j` (in)
: JSON value to serialize
`o` (in)
: output adapter to write serialization to
## Return value
1. MessagePack serialization as a byte vector
2. (none)
## Exception safety
Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no changes in the JSON value.
## Exceptions
- Throws [`out_of_range.412`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range412) if the length of a string, binary
value, array, or object exceeds 4294967295, the maximum MessagePack can store; example:
`"MessagePack length 4294967296 exceeds maximum of 4294967295"`
- Throws [`out_of_range.415`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range415) if the subtype of a binary value
exceeds 255, the maximum of the MessagePack ext type; example:
`"subtype 70000 is too large for the MessagePack ext type (max 255)"`
## Complexity
Linear in the size of the JSON value `j`.
## Examples
??? example
The example shows the serialization of a JSON value to a byte vector in MessagePack format.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/to_msgpack.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/to_msgpack.output"
```
## See also
- [from_msgpack](from_msgpack.md) create a JSON value from an input in MessagePack format
- [to_cbor](to_cbor.md) create a CBOR serialization of a JSON value
- [to_bson](to_bson.md) create a BSON serialization of a JSON value
- [to_ubjson](to_ubjson.md) create a UBJSON serialization of a JSON value
- [to_bjdata](to_bjdata.md) create a BJData serialization of a JSON value
## Version history
- Added in version 2.0.9.
- Throws `out_of_range.412` and `out_of_range.415` since version 3.13.0.