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Error of "Http request failed: the content was not a valid JSON." when using REST to JSON connector

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Posted on by mysticode 16

Error of "Http request failed: the content was not a valid JSON." when using REST to JSON connector. The body result contains CDATA formatting, and this custom connector's action's schema property is set to "String" type, with no specific "Format". I tried a format of "Binary" as well, and the same error occurred.

 

Why is the Flow trying to parse the result from this action's body result's string value? Can it not just return as a normal string and not be parsed by the flow?

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    manuelstgomes 6,625 on at

    HI @mysticode 

     

    Is there a way for you to share an annonimized sample of your JSON so that we can take a look?

     

    If I have answered your question, please mark your post as Solved.
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    Cheers
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    mysticode 16 on at

    When this returns with "Value" being blank, my custom connector Method returns without any errors:

     

    {
        "statusCode": 200,
        "headers": {
            "Cache-Control": "max-age=0, private",
            "Date": "Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:43:52 GMT",
            "X-AspNet-Version": "4.0.30319",
            "Content-Length": "447",
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "body": {
            "projectRespondentResponseGetResponse": {
                "projectRespondentResponseGetResult": {
                    "methodname": "ProjectRespondentResponseGet",
                    "result": {
                        "success": true,
                        "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
                        "value": "",
                        "errors": []
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
     
     
    However, if "Value" returns with the actual data I want, it causes the Flow error that I mentioned originally:
    <![CDATA[{"answers":[{"answercompl":"","answertext":"","detail":"","element":"First Name:","idelement":"","progid":"","rowsorter":-1,"sorter":1000008,"subdetail":""},:""}
    ]]>
     

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