Deserialize JSON: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: {. Path '', line 1, position 1

[KamKam]

Hi guys!

I am trying to use the Deserialize JSON activity but I get the error shown in the title of this posts title.

I post POST an API call using the HTTP request activity. When I write line the Result I get the following: {“Message”:“Message Sent”,“Success”:true}

When I put this in the Deserialize JSON activity I get the error.

I’d be grateful for any help here.

[arivu96 (Arivazhagan A)]

Hi @KamKam, can you please send the error screenshot, look like valid json format only.

[Palaniyappan (Palaniyappan P)]

@KamKam

{“Message”:“Message Sent”,“Success”:true}

Hi
This looks fine
Where any special characters like doubles were mentioned before and after this string
Like this
“{“Message”:“Message Sent”,“Success”:true}”

If so remove that and keep only this
{“Message”:“Message Sent”,“Success”:true} In a string variable or in a text file which can be read from a text with READ TEXT FILE ACTIVITY

Cheers @KamKam

[KamKam]

Not when I put the Result from the HTTP Request activity into the Write Line activity.

In the Locals when I use the debugger it gives me: “{"Message":"Message Sent","Success":true}”

Should I be concerned by the fact that what was given something different in Locals compared to when I use the write line?

[Palaniyappan (Palaniyappan P)]

no its fine as what came with Locals as it tries to represent it as a string
so assign this in a string variable like this with a assign activity
str_inJson = “{“Message”:“Message Sent”,“Success”:true}”
then pass this as input to Deserialize JSON activity

Cheers @KamKam

[KamKam]

Wow, how do you do that?

[GBK]

Provided json is not having any format related issues.
Are you inputting the json text in to deserialize json activity?

[Palaniyappan (Palaniyappan P)]

@KamKam

HTTP Request activity into the Write Line activity.

like how we did this
can i have a screenshot of it
@KamKam

[SenzoD (Senzo Dlomo)]

\b[\w\s]+

Try this Regex code.

[KamKam]

[KamKam]

Yes, I am. But it is still giving me the same error.

[GBK]

Maybe the result is having a hidden special characters at the begin/end. Do the trim and verify.

Regex.Unescape

@KamKam

[KamKam]

Doesn’t seem to work.

[bcorrea (Bruno Correa)]

if the only thing you need from the result is to know if it was successful or not and you having all this trouble, then just use a String.contains

[KamKam]

Restarting my PC and doing the same process in a different Studio instance worked