Getting java.util.List from google JSON
import com.google.gson.Gson; import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken; import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader; import java.lang.reflect.Type; import java.util.List; import com.example.model.Employee; String empListJsonString = ""; Gson gson = new Gson(); Type collectionType = new TypeToken<List<Employee>>(){}.getType(); List<Employee> empList = gson.fromJson(empListJsonString, collectionType);