MySQL 9.3 Reference Manual Including MySQL NDB Cluster 9.3
When reading a very large JSON document, it can be difficult to
pair its closing bracket and opening brackets; setting
end_markers_in_json=ON repeats
the structure's key, if it has one, near the closing bracket.
This variable affects both optimizer traces and the output of
EXPLAIN FORMAT=JSON.
If end_markers_in_json is
enabled, the repetition of the key means the result is not a
valid JSON document, and causes JSON parsers to throw an error.