diff --git a/changelog.d/20384_pretty_json_config.enhancement.md b/changelog.d/20384_pretty_json_config.enhancement.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..002d2ce7e00b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20384_pretty_json_config.enhancement.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Add `pretty` option to json coded to output a prettified json format.
+
+authors: lsampras
diff --git a/config/vector.yaml b/config/vector.yaml
index fbc56f9de47f8..590c2aa9ba152 100644
--- a/config/vector.yaml
+++ b/config/vector.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ sinks:
     inputs: ["parse_logs"]
     encoding:
       codec: "json"
+      json:
+        pretty: true
 
 # Vector's GraphQL API (disabled by default)
 # Uncomment to try it out with the `vector top` command or
diff --git a/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/json.rs b/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/json.rs
index 3ea242b7eda5a..89fee329ddb6b 100644
--- a/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/json.rs
+++ b/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/json.rs
@@ -14,17 +14,33 @@ pub struct JsonSerializerConfig {
     /// metric.  When set to `full`, all metric tags are exposed as separate assignments.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "vector_core::serde::is_default")]
     pub metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues,
+
+    /// Options for the JsonSerializer.
+    #[serde(default, rename = "json")]
+    pub options: JsonSerializerOptions,
+}
+
+/// Options for the JsonSerializer.
+#[crate::configurable_component]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct JsonSerializerOptions {
+    /// Whether to use pretty JSON formatting.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub pretty: bool,
 }
 
 impl JsonSerializerConfig {
     /// Creates a new `JsonSerializerConfig`.
-    pub const fn new(metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues) -> Self {
-        Self { metric_tag_values }
+    pub const fn new(metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues, options: JsonSerializerOptions) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            metric_tag_values,
+            options,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Build the `JsonSerializer` from this configuration.
-    pub const fn build(&self) -> JsonSerializer {
-        JsonSerializer::new(self.metric_tag_values)
+    pub fn build(&self) -> JsonSerializer {
+        JsonSerializer::new(self.metric_tag_values, self.options.clone())
     }
 
     /// The data type of events that are accepted by `JsonSerializer`.
@@ -44,12 +60,16 @@ impl JsonSerializerConfig {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct JsonSerializer {
     metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues,
+    options: JsonSerializerOptions,
 }
 
 impl JsonSerializer {
     /// Creates a new `JsonSerializer`.
-    pub const fn new(metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues) -> Self {
-        Self { metric_tag_values }
+    pub const fn new(metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues, options: JsonSerializerOptions) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            metric_tag_values,
+            options,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Encode event and represent it as JSON value.
@@ -68,15 +88,28 @@ impl Encoder<Event> for JsonSerializer {
 
     fn encode(&mut self, event: Event, buffer: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let writer = buffer.writer();
-        match event {
-            Event::Log(log) => serde_json::to_writer(writer, &log),
-            Event::Metric(mut metric) => {
-                if self.metric_tag_values == MetricTagValues::Single {
-                    metric.reduce_tags_to_single();
+        if self.options.pretty {
+            match event {
+                Event::Log(log) => serde_json::to_writer_pretty(writer, &log),
+                Event::Metric(mut metric) => {
+                    if self.metric_tag_values == MetricTagValues::Single {
+                        metric.reduce_tags_to_single();
+                    }
+                    serde_json::to_writer_pretty(writer, &metric)
                 }
-                serde_json::to_writer(writer, &metric)
+                Event::Trace(trace) => serde_json::to_writer_pretty(writer, &trace),
+            }
+        } else {
+            match event {
+                Event::Log(log) => serde_json::to_writer(writer, &log),
+                Event::Metric(mut metric) => {
+                    if self.metric_tag_values == MetricTagValues::Single {
+                        metric.reduce_tags_to_single();
+                    }
+                    serde_json::to_writer(writer, &metric)
+                }
+                Event::Trace(trace) => serde_json::to_writer(writer, &trace),
             }
-            Event::Trace(trace) => serde_json::to_writer(writer, &trace),
         }
         .map_err(Into::into)
     }
@@ -191,6 +224,7 @@ mod tests {
         let bytes = serialize(
             JsonSerializerConfig {
                 metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues::Full,
+                options: JsonSerializerOptions::default(),
             },
             metric2(),
         );
@@ -206,6 +240,7 @@ mod tests {
         let bytes = serialize(
             JsonSerializerConfig {
                 metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues::Single,
+                options: JsonSerializerOptions::default(),
             },
             metric2(),
         );
@@ -236,4 +271,202 @@ mod tests {
         config.build().encode(input, &mut buffer).unwrap();
         buffer.freeze()
     }
+
+    mod pretty_json {
+
+        use super::*;
+        use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
+        use chrono::{TimeZone, Timelike, Utc};
+        use vector_core::event::{LogEvent, Metric, MetricKind, MetricValue, StatisticKind, Value};
+        use vector_core::metric_tags;
+        use vrl::btreemap;
+
+        fn get_pretty_json_config() -> JsonSerializerConfig {
+            JsonSerializerConfig {
+                options: JsonSerializerOptions { pretty: true },
+                ..Default::default()
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_json_log() {
+            let event = Event::Log(LogEvent::from(
+                btreemap! {"x" => Value::from("23"),"z" => Value::from(25),"a" => Value::from("0"),},
+            ));
+            let bytes = serialize(get_pretty_json_config(), event);
+            assert_eq!(
+                bytes,
+                r#"{
+  "a": "0",
+  "x": "23",
+  "z": 25
+}"#
+            );
+        }
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_json_metric_counter() {
+            let event = Event::Metric(
+                Metric::new(
+                    "foos",
+                    MetricKind::Incremental,
+                    MetricValue::Counter { value: 100.0 },
+                )
+                .with_namespace(Some("vector"))
+                .with_tags(Some(
+                    metric_tags!("key2" => "value2","key1" => "value1","Key3" => "Value3",),
+                ))
+                .with_timestamp(Some(
+                    Utc.with_ymd_and_hms(2018, 11, 14, 8, 9, 10)
+                        .single()
+                        .and_then(|t| t.with_nanosecond(11))
+                        .expect("invalid timestamp"),
+                )),
+            );
+            let bytes = serialize(get_pretty_json_config(), event);
+            assert_eq!(
+                bytes,
+                r#"{
+  "name": "foos",
+  "namespace": "vector",
+  "tags": {
+    "Key3": "Value3",
+    "key1": "value1",
+    "key2": "value2"
+  },
+  "timestamp": "2018-11-14T08:09:10.000000011Z",
+  "kind": "incremental",
+  "counter": {
+    "value": 100.0
+  }
+}"#
+            );
+        }
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_json_metric_set() {
+            let event = Event::Metric(Metric::new(
+                "users",
+                MetricKind::Incremental,
+                MetricValue::Set {
+                    values: vec!["bob".into()].into_iter().collect(),
+                },
+            ));
+            let bytes = serialize(get_pretty_json_config(), event);
+            assert_eq!(
+                bytes,
+                r#"{
+  "name": "users",
+  "kind": "incremental",
+  "set": {
+    "values": [
+      "bob"
+    ]
+  }
+}"#
+            );
+        }
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_json_metric_histogram_without_timestamp() {
+            let event = Event::Metric(Metric::new(
+                "glork",
+                MetricKind::Incremental,
+                MetricValue::Distribution {
+                    samples: vector_core::samples![10.0 => 1],
+                    statistic: StatisticKind::Histogram,
+                },
+            ));
+            let bytes = serialize(get_pretty_json_config(), event);
+            assert_eq!(
+                bytes,
+                r#"{
+  "name": "glork",
+  "kind": "incremental",
+  "distribution": {
+    "samples": [
+      {
+        "value": 10.0,
+        "rate": 1
+      }
+    ],
+    "statistic": "histogram"
+  }
+}"#
+            );
+        }
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_equals_to_json_value() {
+            let event = Event::Log(LogEvent::from(btreemap! {"foo" => Value::from("bar")}));
+            let mut serializer = get_pretty_json_config().build();
+            let mut bytes = BytesMut::new();
+            serializer.encode(event.clone(), &mut bytes).unwrap();
+            let json = serializer.to_json_value(event).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(bytes.freeze(), serde_json::to_string_pretty(&json).unwrap());
+        }
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_metric_tags_full() {
+            let bytes = serialize(
+                JsonSerializerConfig {
+                    metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues::Full,
+                    options: JsonSerializerOptions { pretty: true },
+                },
+                metric2(),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                bytes,
+                r#"{
+  "name": "counter",
+  "tags": {
+    "a": [
+      "first",
+      null,
+      "second"
+    ]
+  },
+  "kind": "incremental",
+  "counter": {
+    "value": 1.0
+  }
+}"#
+            );
+        }
+        #[test]
+        fn serialize_metric_tags_single() {
+            let bytes = serialize(
+                JsonSerializerConfig {
+                    metric_tag_values: MetricTagValues::Single,
+                    options: JsonSerializerOptions { pretty: true },
+                },
+                metric2(),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                bytes,
+                r#"{
+  "name": "counter",
+  "tags": {
+    "a": "second"
+  },
+  "kind": "incremental",
+  "counter": {
+    "value": 1.0
+  }
+}"#
+            );
+        }
+        fn metric2() -> Event {
+            Event::Metric(
+                Metric::new(
+                    "counter",
+                    MetricKind::Incremental,
+                    MetricValue::Counter { value: 1.0 },
+                )
+                .with_tags(Some(
+                    metric_tags! ("a" => "first","a" => None,"a" => "second",),
+                )),
+            )
+        }
+        fn serialize(config: JsonSerializerConfig, input: Event) -> Bytes {
+            let mut buffer = BytesMut::new();
+            config.build().encode(input, &mut buffer).unwrap();
+            buffer.freeze()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/mod.rs b/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/mod.rs
index e61f7cae0bb96..01317e243cca6 100644
--- a/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/codecs/src/encoding/format/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub use self::csv::{CsvSerializer, CsvSerializerConfig};
 pub use avro::{AvroSerializer, AvroSerializerConfig, AvroSerializerOptions};
 use dyn_clone::DynClone;
 pub use gelf::{GelfSerializer, GelfSerializerConfig};
-pub use json::{JsonSerializer, JsonSerializerConfig};
+pub use json::{JsonSerializer, JsonSerializerConfig, JsonSerializerOptions};
 pub use logfmt::{LogfmtSerializer, LogfmtSerializerConfig};
 pub use native::{NativeSerializer, NativeSerializerConfig};
 pub use native_json::{NativeJsonSerializer, NativeJsonSerializerConfig};
diff --git a/lib/k8s-e2e-tests/tests/vector-agent.rs b/lib/k8s-e2e-tests/tests/vector-agent.rs
index e15b690ed74e6..49bd9a2439d29 100644
--- a/lib/k8s-e2e-tests/tests/vector-agent.rs
+++ b/lib/k8s-e2e-tests/tests/vector-agent.rs
@@ -993,6 +993,8 @@ async fn custom_selectors() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
               inputs: [kubernetes_logs]
               encoding:
                 codec: json
+                json:
+                    pretty: false
     "#};
 
     let vector = framework
@@ -1395,6 +1397,8 @@ async fn glob_pattern_filtering() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
               inputs: [kubernetes_logs]
               encoding:
                 codec: json
+                json:
+                    pretty: false
     "#};
 
     let vector = framework
diff --git a/src/components/validation/resources/event.rs b/src/components/validation/resources/event.rs
index fa4564a6076c0..a0ec8d594bae4 100644
--- a/src/components/validation/resources/event.rs
+++ b/src/components/validation/resources/event.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use snafu::Snafu;
 use tokio_util::codec::Encoder as _;
+use vector_lib::codecs::encoding::format::JsonSerializerOptions;
 
 use crate::codecs::Encoder;
 use vector_lib::codecs::{
@@ -179,7 +180,11 @@ pub fn encode_test_event(
             } else {
                 Encoder::<encoding::Framer>::new(
                     NewlineDelimitedEncoder::new().into(),
-                    JsonSerializer::new(MetricTagValues::default()).into(),
+                    JsonSerializer::new(
+                        MetricTagValues::default(),
+                        JsonSerializerOptions::default(),
+                    )
+                    .into(),
                 )
             };
 
diff --git a/src/generate.rs b/src/generate.rs
index 7445f90137410..c4032f0fde148 100644
--- a/src/generate.rs
+++ b/src/generate.rs
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ mod tests {
                 [sinks.sink0.encoding]
                 codec = "json"
 
+                [sinks.sink0.encoding.json]
+                pretty = false
+
                 [sinks.sink0.healthcheck]
                 enabled = true
 
@@ -520,6 +523,9 @@ mod tests {
                 [sinks.sink0.encoding]
                 codec = "json"
 
+                [sinks.sink0.encoding.json]
+                pretty = false
+
                 [sinks.sink0.healthcheck]
                 enabled = true
 
@@ -551,6 +557,9 @@ mod tests {
                 [sinks.sink0.encoding]
                 codec = "json"
 
+                [sinks.sink0.encoding.json]
+                pretty = false
+
                 [sinks.sink0.healthcheck]
                 enabled = true
 
@@ -575,6 +584,9 @@ mod tests {
                 [sinks.sink0.encoding]
                 codec = "json"
 
+                [sinks.sink0.encoding.json]
+                pretty = false
+
                 [sinks.sink0.healthcheck]
                 enabled = true
 
@@ -685,6 +697,8 @@ mod tests {
                 type: console
                 encoding:
                   codec: json
+                  json:
+                    pretty: false
                 healthcheck:
                   enabled: true
                   uri: null
@@ -750,7 +764,10 @@ mod tests {
                   "target": "stdout",
                   "type": "console",
                   "encoding": {
-                    "codec": "json"
+                    "codec": "json",
+                    "json": {
+                      "pretty": false
+                    }
                   },
                   "healthcheck": {
                     "enabled": true,
diff --git a/src/sinks/datadog/logs/config.rs b/src/sinks/datadog/logs/config.rs
index f4a362c34f2f9..5a9f4431eb232 100644
--- a/src/sinks/datadog/logs/config.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/datadog/logs/config.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ mod test {
     use crate::codecs::EncodingConfigWithFraming;
     use crate::components::validation::prelude::*;
     use vector_lib::{
-        codecs::{JsonSerializerConfig, MetricTagValues},
+        codecs::{encoding::format::JsonSerializerOptions, JsonSerializerConfig, MetricTagValues},
         config::LogNamespace,
     };
 
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ mod test {
 
             let encoding = EncodingConfigWithFraming::new(
                 None,
-                JsonSerializerConfig::new(MetricTagValues::Full).into(),
+                JsonSerializerConfig::new(MetricTagValues::Full, JsonSerializerOptions::default())
+                    .into(),
                 config.encoding.clone(),
             );
 
diff --git a/src/sinks/http/config.rs b/src/sinks/http/config.rs
index e025ab81b5a84..ccc9ace780046 100644
--- a/src/sinks/http/config.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/http/config.rs
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ impl SinkConfig for HttpSinkConfig {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use vector_lib::codecs::encoding::format::JsonSerializerOptions;
+
     use super::*;
     use crate::components::validation::prelude::*;
 
@@ -323,7 +325,11 @@ mod tests {
                 method: HttpMethod::Post,
                 encoding: EncodingConfigWithFraming::new(
                     None,
-                    JsonSerializerConfig::new(MetricTagValues::Full).into(),
+                    JsonSerializerConfig::new(
+                        MetricTagValues::Full,
+                        JsonSerializerOptions::default(),
+                    )
+                    .into(),
                     Transformer::default(),
                 ),
                 auth: None,
diff --git a/src/sinks/splunk_hec/logs/config.rs b/src/sinks/splunk_hec/logs/config.rs
index 844d073245bad..d229e45691106 100644
--- a/src/sinks/splunk_hec/logs/config.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/splunk_hec/logs/config.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::components::validation::prelude::*;
     use vector_lib::{
-        codecs::{JsonSerializerConfig, MetricTagValues},
+        codecs::{encoding::format::JsonSerializerOptions, JsonSerializerConfig, MetricTagValues},
         config::LogNamespace,
     };
 
@@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ mod tests {
                 sourcetype: None,
                 source: None,
                 encoding: EncodingConfig::new(
-                    JsonSerializerConfig::new(MetricTagValues::Full).into(),
+                    JsonSerializerConfig::new(
+                        MetricTagValues::Full,
+                        JsonSerializerOptions::default(),
+                    )
+                    .into(),
                     Transformer::default(),
                 ),
                 compression: Compression::default(),
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue
index 4e8756abec522..f6636096e5875 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ base: components: sinks: amqp: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue
index 089e8b08cdbc8..214248b03ba3b 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue
@@ -404,6 +404,16 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_cloudwatch_logs: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue
index 10fbde2a50fba..d752b12153a25 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue
@@ -383,6 +383,16 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_kinesis_firehose: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue
index b725956698c9d..a683d120eb3be 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue
@@ -383,6 +383,16 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_kinesis_streams: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue
index 22cd5fe05c844..e04ba5e1c0451 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue
@@ -492,6 +492,16 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_s3: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue
index 80fdfd174727d..c4798bbe1e2cb 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue
@@ -314,6 +314,16 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_sns: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue
index aa19d564cfc27..88440bd495915 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue
@@ -314,6 +314,16 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_sqs: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue
index 6500fd4fe7a04..bc0afd1f92535 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue
@@ -346,6 +346,16 @@ base: components: sinks: azure_blob: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue
index 465669604aa88..1082c6a2a85eb 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ base: components: sinks: console: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/databend.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/databend.cue
index 3b9b9ffe1a8b6..97611c0f75915 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/databend.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/databend.cue
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ base: components: sinks: databend: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue
index a84ac357af819..eb83f9673e973 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue
@@ -232,6 +232,16 @@ base: components: sinks: file: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue
index 99004dee9ac24..0354448a8ed81 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ base: components: sinks: gcp_chronicle_unstructured: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue
index 7a8ff63ec1b6f..22b86cfe60cae 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue
@@ -370,6 +370,16 @@ base: components: sinks: gcp_cloud_storage: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue
index 1361b65080694..f132ee545598b 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue
@@ -279,6 +279,16 @@ base: components: sinks: gcp_pubsub: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue
index bc886fd29ec61..c28aa0a594e43 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue
@@ -325,6 +325,16 @@ base: components: sinks: http: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue
index 6c2658f532e23..5eb9352aa509e 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ base: components: sinks: humio_logs: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue
index e6870a8515562..54cac4cdc33fb 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue
@@ -267,6 +267,16 @@ base: components: sinks: kafka: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue
index f935acc5bb8e4..6e406f81da836 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue
@@ -327,6 +327,16 @@ base: components: sinks: loki: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue
index a93de9aa10452..74c7cebc160c2 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue
@@ -222,6 +222,16 @@ base: components: sinks: mqtt: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue
index afd87e7d0f247..175089fdf9324 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue
@@ -312,6 +312,16 @@ base: components: sinks: nats: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue
index bff6fef8a2516..b3131ca8f635d 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ base: components: sinks: papertrail: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue
index dd7e31eba9e28..9dc1adfe7e212 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue
@@ -306,6 +306,16 @@ base: components: sinks: pulsar: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue
index 27f2311522011..7b82723ab71c7 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ base: components: sinks: redis: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue
index ed9622fa25366..0e0f0f604a293 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ base: components: sinks: socket: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue
index 660fdd59b0029..c0f238141d084 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue
@@ -328,6 +328,16 @@ base: components: sinks: splunk_hec_logs: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue
index e570de139f4b4..75e2fcd19005f 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ base: components: sinks: webhdfs: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue
index aa4df23e6e8d3..13a9dd8eeadee 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue
@@ -259,6 +259,16 @@ base: components: sinks: websocket: configuration: {
 				required:    false
 				type: array: items: type: string: {}
 			}
+			json: {
+				description:   "Options for the JsonSerializer."
+				relevant_when: "codec = \"json\""
+				required:      false
+				type: object: options: pretty: {
+					description: "Whether to use pretty JSON formatting."
+					required:    false
+					type: bool: default: false
+				}
+			}
 			metric_tag_values: {
 				description: """
 					Controls how metric tag values are encoded.