package main import ( "fmt" "time" "encoding/json" ) type Hacktober struct { Message string `json:"msg"` Date time.Time `json:"date"` } func main () { data := Hacktober{ Message: "Hello Hacktoberfest 2018!", Date: time.Now(), } jsonBytes, _ := json.MarshalIndent(data, "", " ") fmt.Println(string(jsonBytes)) }