# Unexpected error in Forum Researcher

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-error-in-forum-researcher/368980
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** ai, ai-bot
**Created:** [June 5, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-error-in-forum-researcher/368980 "2025-06-05T09:18:16Z")
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### Author: ![noahl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/noahl/32/552343_2.png) [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-error-in-forum-researcher/368980/1 "2025-06-05T09:18:16Z")

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Saw the [Forum Researcher Announcement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/announcing-the-forum-researcher/368944) and went to test it out…

But errored out for me with “unexpected characters after the JSON document (after ) at line 1, column 295”

 ![Screenshot 2025-06-05 at 10.17.17](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/b/5/2b5c033f0bf3a268a884ac43fdb3860787de409c.png)

Let me know if/what other info may be needed 🙂

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