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Attempt to download returns Details: "We found extra characters at the end of JSON input."
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Successfully downloaded https://services.swpc.noaa.gov.....1-day.json for years, suddenly getting error message. Select Data on the ribbon>get data>from file>from json>enter the URl>enter. Entire message is: Unable to Connect, We encountered an error while trying to connect. Details: "We found extra characters at the end of JSON input." NOAA, the source says they made no recent changes, the link and data are good. 

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Hello Ben,

It works fine for me to load the data from this JSON file, see attached.

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let
Source = Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/json/goes/primary/magnetometers-1-day.json")),
#"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(Source, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
#"Expanded Column1" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(#"Converted to Table", "Column1", {"time_tag", "satellite", "He", "Hp", "Hn", "total", "arcjet_flag"}, {"time_tag", "satellite", "He", "Hp", "Hn", "total", "arcjet_flag"})
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#"Expanded Column1"

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Thank you Anders, the copy of Excel installed here must be corrupt if you can download it. I will delete it and re-install. When I contacted Microsoft, their support agent did not have an Excel to test. 

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Well, delete and re-install did not work. Same error message. Something is interfering?

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Have you tried to load the data from a new Excel file?

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The link is the only source. 

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Sorry, probably some Swenglish from me in my previous question.

When I read ”delete and re-install” I assume you are still working in the same Excel file, have you tried to load the data in a new Excel file? Just to check if error is with your original file or not.

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Thanks, Anders. The entire Microsoft Office suite was deleted and re-installed. The same error reoccurred. I work alone so there is only one Excel installation to test. I thought it was a corrupt Excel, but something else is the problem. If you can download it in Sweden...mystery. 

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Well, the error seems not to be in the JSON file, but perhaps in your Excel file. If you haven’t already, do try to import the JSON data in a new empty file. If you still get the same error then it is something strange going on.

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