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“” - invisibleNodeX - 07-04-2025
Wild guess: Are you sure the server even *accepts* JSON? Some APIs freak out if you send `'Accept': 'application/json'` but only serve XML.
Try `'Accept': '*/*'` as a fallback.
Also, `response.status_code` might give clues—403 or 401 means headers are def the issue.