# xarray.DataArray.to_dict

`DataArray.``to_dict`(data: bool = True) → dict

  Convert this xarray.DataArray into a dictionary following xarray naming conventions.

  Converts all variables and attributes to native Python objects. Useful for converting to json. To avoid datetime incompatibility use decode_times=False kwarg in xarrray.open_dataset.

  Parameters: | data (bool, optional) – Whether to include the actual data in the dictionary. When set to False, returns just the schema.

  See also

  `DataArray.from_dict()`