// Demo: Circular reference var o = {}; o.o = o; var cache = []; JSON.stringify(o, function(key, value) { if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) { if (cache.indexOf(value) !== -1) { // Circular reference found, discard key return; } // Store value in our collection cache.push(value); } return value; }); cache = null; // Enable garbage collection