Jquery getJSON Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token : error

Question

I am trying to connect to the RubyGems API, but when I try to get the JSON I get an stange error.

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :

Answer 1

Related... If you are not returning valid JSON you will see this error, JSONP aside.

For me I was

format.json { render :json => ActiveSupport::JSON.encode({:foo => true}) :status => :ok }
=>
{
  'foo': true
}

When I should have been

format.json { render :json => ActiveSupport::JSON.encode([{:foo => true}]) :status => :ok }
=>
[
  {
    'foo': true
  }
]