diff --git a/include/ircd/json/json.h b/include/ircd/json/json.h
index cbb73a9c2..c4bc83224 100644
--- a/include/ircd/json/json.h
+++ b/include/ircd/json/json.h
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ namespace ircd::json
 	// Validate JSON - checks if canonical value.
 	bool valid(const string_view &, std::nothrow_t) noexcept;
 	void valid(const string_view &);
+
+	// Convert to canonical JSON
+	string_view canonize(const mutable_buffer &out, const string_view &in);
+	std::string canonize(const string_view &in);
 }
 
 /// Strong type representing quoted strings in JSON (which may be unquoted
diff --git a/ircd/json.cc b/ircd/json.cc
index 31c2a8006..12af82e06 100644
--- a/ircd/json.cc
+++ b/ircd/json.cc
@@ -1486,6 +1486,28 @@ ircd::json::operator==(const value &a, const value &b)
 // json.h
 //
 
+std::string
+ircd::json::canonize(const string_view &in)
+{
+	std::string ret(size(in), char{});
+	ret.resize(size(canonize(mutable_buffer{ret}, in)));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::json::canonize(const mutable_buffer &out,
+                     const string_view &in)
+try
+{
+	//TODO: XXX
+	assert(0);
+	return in;
+}
+catch(const qi::expectation_failure<const char *> &e)
+{
+	throw expectation_failure(begin(in), e);
+}
+
 bool
 ircd::json::valid(const string_view &s,
                   std::nothrow_t)