diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index a57f2bd..b543530 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ type Interface interface {
 	// Marshal serializes first root node to w.
 	Marshal(w io.Writer) error
 
+	// Populate fills map "to" with top root node data.
+	Populate(to map[string]any)
+
 	// ErrorOffset returns last error offset.
 	ErrorOffset() int
 	// Prealloc prepares space for further parse.
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index deab586..2482c3e 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"unsafe"
 
+	"github.com/koykov/byteconv"
 	"github.com/koykov/entry"
 	"github.com/koykov/indirect"
 )
@@ -371,6 +372,33 @@ func (n *Node) LastChild() *Node {
 	return nullNode
 }
 
+// Populate fills map "to" with node data.
+func (n *Node) Populate(to map[string]any) {
+	if to == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	switch n.Type() {
+	case TypeObject:
+		n.Each(func(_ int, node *Node) {
+			to[node.KeyString()] = node
+		})
+	case TypeArray:
+		if vec := n.indirectVector(); vec != nil {
+			n.Each(func(c int, node *Node) {
+				key := byteconv.B2S(vec.BufferizeInt(int64(c)))
+				to[key] = node
+			})
+		}
+	case TypeUnknown:
+	case TypeNull:
+		return
+	default:
+		if key := n.KeyString(); len(key) > 0 {
+			to[key] = n
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // SortKeys sorts child nodes by key in AB order.
 func (n *Node) SortKeys() *Node {
 	if n.Type() != TypeObject {
diff --git a/vector.go b/vector.go
index 398adfa..1b10f68 100644
--- a/vector.go
+++ b/vector.go
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ func (vec *Vector) RootTop() *Node {
 	return &vec.nodes[rootRow[len(rootRow)-1]]
 }
 
+// Populate fills map "to" with top root node data.
+func (vec *Vector) Populate(to map[string]any) {
+	if root := vec.Root(); root != nil {
+		root.Populate(to)
+	}
+}
+
 // Each applies custom function to each root node.
 func (vec *Vector) Each(fn func(idx int, node *Node)) {
 	rootRow := vec.Index.GetRow(0)
diff --git a/vector_test.go b/vector_test.go
index c652d9b..02e5c08 100644
--- a/vector_test.go
+++ b/vector_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,34 @@
 package vector
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 var testPool = sync.Pool{New: func() any { return &Vector{} }}
+
+func TestVector(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("populate", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var vec Vector
+		_ = vec.SetSrc([]byte("zzz"), false)
+		r, ri := vec.AcquireNode(0)
+		r.SetType(TypeObject)
+
+		n, i := vec.AcquireChildWithType(r, 1, TypeString)
+		n.Key().InitString("foo", 0, 3)
+		n.Value().InitString("qwerty", 0, 6)
+		r.ReleaseChild(i, n)
+
+		n, i = vec.AcquireChildWithType(r, 1, TypeString)
+		n.Key().InitString("bar", 0, 3)
+		n.Value().InitString("asdfgh", 0, 6)
+		r.ReleaseChild(i, n)
+
+		vec.ReleaseNode(ri, r)
+
+		m := make(map[string]any)
+		vec.Populate(m)
+
+		// assert m
+	})
+}