Is there a way to convert JQL to JSON format?

[Deleted user]

I'm using curl to search for issues in JIRA

I have the query in JIRA but am having trouble converting it to JSON format for my curl POST request. 

Does anyone know of any tool or other form of guidance?

[Gaston Valente]

Here you can find some examples , check at the last one if your using POST

https://developer.atlassian.com/jiradev/jira-apis/jira-rest-apis/jira-rest-api-tutorials/jira-rest-api-example-query-issues