# API request returns text/html and not a json object

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**Created:** [August 28, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-request-returns-text-html-and-not-a-json-object/237407 "2022-08-28T20:42:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-request-returns-text-html-and-not-a-json-object/237407/2 "2022-08-28T22:02:53Z")

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> [@hiddenseal](#):
>
> So what am I doing wrong?

You have a duplicate header:

> [@hiddenseal](#):
>
> ```plaintext
> headers["Content-Type"] = "multipart/form-data"
> headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
> 
> ```

`Content-Type` is about what you send, and `Accept` is about what you want in return.  
So you’ll need to change this to

```plaintext
headers["Content-Type"] = "multipart/form-data"
headers["Accept"] = "application/json"

```

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