Hello everyone! I’m Monte, and I’m a bit of a novice at this. I’m facing challenges trying to export data from Zapier, and things aren’t functioning as expected.
I’m encountering strange errors when trying to format my JSON data. However, when I run my code through various online checkers, they indicate that it’s all correct. I even consulted an AI tool, and it claims there are no formatting issues.
What surprises me is that the error messages from the JSON debugger don’t align with what I’m experiencing in my Zapier interface. Also, the prompts I’m using in Zapier are missing quotes at the beginning and end, so that doesn’t seem to be the problem.
I’ve exhausted my limited resources and would appreciate any advice. Has anyone else encountered similar JSON export issues in Zapier? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I’ve hit this same wall with Zapier’s JSON handling - it’s maddening. Zapier doesn’t process JSON like standard validators do, which trips people up constantly. Your JSON structure is probably fine. The real problem is how Zapier handles certain characters or data types during transformation. It’ll add random escaping or mess with your data in ways you won’t catch right away. Check if your data has special characters, line breaks, or weird data types that Zapier’s mangling during export. Test with bare-bones JSON first to figure out if it’s your structure or the actual data content causing problems. Pro tip: dig into the Zapier logs - they usually show way more error details than the main interface.
zapier’s json export is buggy as hell. try adding a formatter step before exporting - use their built-in json formatter even if everything looks right. also check your field mappings aren’t pulling empty values. that’ll break things without any error message.
Been wrestling with the same Zapier JSON headaches for months. Here’s what fixed it for me - Zapier corrupts the JSON during data mapping, not in your template. Happens when Zapier tries to insert data with weird characters or null values. Try hardcoding sample data in your JSON template first. If that works, your formatting’s fine and it’s definitely a data insertion issue. Also check if you’re using the right output format in your trigger step. Zapier’s picky about how it gets data from the source app, and that upstream mess cascades down to your JSON export. Sometimes just switching to a different output format in the trigger fixes everything.