How do I pull JSON data from API displaying in plain text?

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I am trying to pull specific information such as name, downloadCount etc from this API so I can display them as text on my website, but it is all formatted as a wall of plain text rather than a json file I can just pull from the url.

URL: https://staging_cursemeta.dries007.net/api/v3/direct/addon/268210

How should I go forward with pulling data and how shall I access specific fields from this kind of APIs. I am using JavaScript.

It's a valid JSON file not "a wall of plain text" as you said — HendraWD, Jan 22 '19 at 06:58
This kind of question is already answered here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36975619/how-to-call-a-rest-web-service-api-from-javascript See if that helps you. — Prashant Zombade, Jan 22 '19 at 06:58
you can make HTTP Get request to retrieve all data inside that file. — Najam Us Saqib, Jan 22 '19 at 07:00

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '19 at 07:09

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To convert a JSON like structure in text format to JSON, you need JSON.parse

const data = JSON.parse(`{
 "description": "lorem ipsum",
 "error": true,
 "status": 404
}`);

console.log(data.status);

answered Jan 22 '19 at 07:09

Kamlesh Tajpuri

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How do I pull JSON data from API displaying in plain text?

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