I am using HTTP Request node to make a call to a web service. The service returns JSON data and there is a content-type header with value application/json; charset=utf-8, but I have to add a JSON node after to convert it from a string to an object. Shouldn't that happen on its own? I can see two po…

[image] quarfie: I have to add a JSON node after to convert it from a string to an object. Shouldn't that happen on its own? The http request node by default returns a utf-8 string, There is a setting at bottom of the http request config to output a JSON object.

E1cid 5 February 2022 21:46 2

The http request node by default returns a utf-8 string, There is a setting at bottom of the http request config to output a JSON object.

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Getting JSON as string from web service

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