diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp
index ab8faa11a..b9fb0f99d 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/from_json.hpp
@@ -350,22 +350,22 @@ void())
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, typename T, std::size_t... Idx >
-std::array<T, sizeof...(Idx)> from_json_inplace_array_impl(BasicJsonType&& j,
+std::array<T, sizeof...(Idx)> from_json_inplace_array_impl(const BasicJsonType& j,
                      identity_tag<std::array<T, sizeof...(Idx)>> /*unused*/, index_sequence<Idx...> /*unused*/)
 {
     return { { j.at(Idx).template get<T>()... } };
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, typename T, std::size_t N >
-auto from_json(BasicJsonType&& j, identity_tag<std::array<T, N>> tag)
--> decltype(from_json_inplace_array_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), tag, make_index_sequence<N> {}))
+auto from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, identity_tag<std::array<T, N>> tag)
+-> decltype(from_json_inplace_array_impl(j, tag, make_index_sequence<N> {}))
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
     {
         JSON_THROW(type_error::create(302, concat("type must be array, but is ", j.type_name()), &j));
     }
 
-    return from_json_inplace_array_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), tag, make_index_sequence<N> {});
+    return from_json_inplace_array_impl(j, tag, make_index_sequence<N> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType>
@@ -500,54 +500,54 @@ template<std::size_t PTagValue, typename BasicJsonType, typename... Types>
 using tuple_type = std::tuple < decltype(from_json_tuple_get_impl(std::declval<BasicJsonType>(), detail::identity_tag<Types> {}, detail::priority_tag<PTagValue> {}))... >;
 
 template<std::size_t PTagValue, typename... Args, typename BasicJsonType, std::size_t... Idx>
-tuple_type<PTagValue, BasicJsonType, Args...> from_json_tuple_impl_base(BasicJsonType&& j, index_sequence<Idx...> /*unused*/)
+tuple_type<PTagValue, const BasicJsonType&, Args...> from_json_tuple_impl_base(const BasicJsonType& j, index_sequence<Idx...> /*unused*/)
 {
-    return tuple_type<PTagValue, BasicJsonType, Args...>(from_json_tuple_get_impl(j.at(Idx), detail::identity_tag<Args> {}, detail::priority_tag<PTagValue> {})...);
+    return tuple_type<PTagValue, const BasicJsonType&, Args...>(from_json_tuple_get_impl(j.at(Idx), detail::identity_tag<Args> {}, detail::priority_tag<PTagValue> {})...);
 }
 
 template<std::size_t PTagValue, typename BasicJsonType>
-std::tuple<> from_json_tuple_impl_base(BasicJsonType& /*unused*/, index_sequence<> /*unused*/)
+std::tuple<> from_json_tuple_impl_base(const BasicJsonType& /*unused*/, index_sequence<> /*unused*/)
 {
     return {};
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, class A1, class A2 >
-std::pair<A1, A2> from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<0> /*unused*/)
+std::pair<A1, A2> from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<0> /*unused*/)
 {
     return {j.at(0).template get<A1>(),
             j.at(1).template get<A2>()};
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename A1, typename A2>
-inline void from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, std::pair<A1, A2>& p, priority_tag<1> /*unused*/)
+inline void from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, std::pair<A1, A2>& p, priority_tag<1> /*unused*/)
 {
-    p = from_json_tuple_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> {}, priority_tag<0> {});
+    p = from_json_tuple_impl(j, identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> {}, priority_tag<0> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename... Args>
-std::tuple<Args...> from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, identity_tag<std::tuple<Args...>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<2> /*unused*/)
+std::tuple<Args...> from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, identity_tag<std::tuple<Args...>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<2> /*unused*/)
 {
-    static_assert(cxpr_and<cxpr_or<cxpr_not<std::is_reference<Args>>, is_compatible_reference_type<BasicJsonType, Args>>...>::value,
+    static_assert(cxpr_and<cxpr_or<cxpr_not<std::is_reference<Args>>, is_compatible_reference_type<const BasicJsonType&, Args>>...>::value,
                   "Can not return a tuple containing references to types not contained in a Json, try Json::get_to()");
-    return from_json_tuple_impl_base<1, Args...>(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
+    return from_json_tuple_impl_base<1, Args...>(j, index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename... Args>
-inline void from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, std::tuple<Args...>& t, priority_tag<3> /*unused*/)
+inline void from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, std::tuple<Args...>& t, priority_tag<3> /*unused*/)
 {
-    t = from_json_tuple_impl_base<2, Args...>(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
+    t = from_json_tuple_impl_base<2, Args...>(j, index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename TupleRelated>
-auto from_json(BasicJsonType&& j, TupleRelated&& t)
--> decltype(from_json_tuple_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {}))
+auto from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, TupleRelated&& t)
+-> decltype(from_json_tuple_impl(j, std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {}))
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
     {
         JSON_THROW(type_error::create(302, concat("type must be array, but is ", j.type_name()), &j));
     }
 
-    return from_json_tuple_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {});
+    return from_json_tuple_impl(j, std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {});
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, typename Key, typename Value, typename Compare, typename Allocator,
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index e39b7754b..0aae0d160 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -5829,22 +5829,22 @@ void())
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, typename T, std::size_t... Idx >
-std::array<T, sizeof...(Idx)> from_json_inplace_array_impl(BasicJsonType&& j,
+std::array<T, sizeof...(Idx)> from_json_inplace_array_impl(const BasicJsonType& j,
                      identity_tag<std::array<T, sizeof...(Idx)>> /*unused*/, index_sequence<Idx...> /*unused*/)
 {
     return { { j.at(Idx).template get<T>()... } };
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, typename T, std::size_t N >
-auto from_json(BasicJsonType&& j, identity_tag<std::array<T, N>> tag)
--> decltype(from_json_inplace_array_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), tag, make_index_sequence<N> {}))
+auto from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, identity_tag<std::array<T, N>> tag)
+-> decltype(from_json_inplace_array_impl(j, tag, make_index_sequence<N> {}))
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
     {
         JSON_THROW(type_error::create(302, concat("type must be array, but is ", j.type_name()), &j));
     }
 
-    return from_json_inplace_array_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), tag, make_index_sequence<N> {});
+    return from_json_inplace_array_impl(j, tag, make_index_sequence<N> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType>
@@ -5979,54 +5979,54 @@ template<std::size_t PTagValue, typename BasicJsonType, typename... Types>
 using tuple_type = std::tuple < decltype(from_json_tuple_get_impl(std::declval<BasicJsonType>(), detail::identity_tag<Types> {}, detail::priority_tag<PTagValue> {}))... >;
 
 template<std::size_t PTagValue, typename... Args, typename BasicJsonType, std::size_t... Idx>
-tuple_type<PTagValue, BasicJsonType, Args...> from_json_tuple_impl_base(BasicJsonType&& j, index_sequence<Idx...> /*unused*/)
+tuple_type<PTagValue, const BasicJsonType&, Args...> from_json_tuple_impl_base(const BasicJsonType& j, index_sequence<Idx...> /*unused*/)
 {
-    return tuple_type<PTagValue, BasicJsonType, Args...>(from_json_tuple_get_impl(j.at(Idx), detail::identity_tag<Args> {}, detail::priority_tag<PTagValue> {})...);
+    return tuple_type<PTagValue, const BasicJsonType&, Args...>(from_json_tuple_get_impl(j.at(Idx), detail::identity_tag<Args> {}, detail::priority_tag<PTagValue> {})...);
 }
 
 template<std::size_t PTagValue, typename BasicJsonType>
-std::tuple<> from_json_tuple_impl_base(BasicJsonType& /*unused*/, index_sequence<> /*unused*/)
+std::tuple<> from_json_tuple_impl_base(const BasicJsonType& /*unused*/, index_sequence<> /*unused*/)
 {
     return {};
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, class A1, class A2 >
-std::pair<A1, A2> from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<0> /*unused*/)
+std::pair<A1, A2> from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<0> /*unused*/)
 {
     return {j.at(0).template get<A1>(),
             j.at(1).template get<A2>()};
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename A1, typename A2>
-inline void from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, std::pair<A1, A2>& p, priority_tag<1> /*unused*/)
+inline void from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, std::pair<A1, A2>& p, priority_tag<1> /*unused*/)
 {
-    p = from_json_tuple_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> {}, priority_tag<0> {});
+    p = from_json_tuple_impl(j, identity_tag<std::pair<A1, A2>> {}, priority_tag<0> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename... Args>
-std::tuple<Args...> from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, identity_tag<std::tuple<Args...>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<2> /*unused*/)
+std::tuple<Args...> from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, identity_tag<std::tuple<Args...>> /*unused*/, priority_tag<2> /*unused*/)
 {
-    static_assert(cxpr_and<cxpr_or<cxpr_not<std::is_reference<Args>>, is_compatible_reference_type<BasicJsonType, Args>>...>::value,
+    static_assert(cxpr_and<cxpr_or<cxpr_not<std::is_reference<Args>>, is_compatible_reference_type<const BasicJsonType&, Args>>...>::value,
                   "Can not return a tuple containing references to types not contained in a Json, try Json::get_to()");
-    return from_json_tuple_impl_base<1, Args...>(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
+    return from_json_tuple_impl_base<1, Args...>(j, index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename... Args>
-inline void from_json_tuple_impl(BasicJsonType&& j, std::tuple<Args...>& t, priority_tag<3> /*unused*/)
+inline void from_json_tuple_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, std::tuple<Args...>& t, priority_tag<3> /*unused*/)
 {
-    t = from_json_tuple_impl_base<2, Args...>(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
+    t = from_json_tuple_impl_base<2, Args...>(j, index_sequence_for<Args...> {});
 }
 
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename TupleRelated>
-auto from_json(BasicJsonType&& j, TupleRelated&& t)
--> decltype(from_json_tuple_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {}))
+auto from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, TupleRelated&& t)
+-> decltype(from_json_tuple_impl(j, std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {}))
 {
     if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!j.is_array()))
     {
         JSON_THROW(type_error::create(302, concat("type must be array, but is ", j.type_name()), &j));
     }
 
-    return from_json_tuple_impl(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {});
+    return from_json_tuple_impl(j, std::forward<TupleRelated>(t), priority_tag<3> {});
 }
 
 template < typename BasicJsonType, typename Key, typename Value, typename Compare, typename Allocator,