Why is my JSON returning a list instead of a single object? How to handle it?

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Hey! Sounds like you're dealing with a classic json returning list issue. Happens to the best of us. First, double-check the API endpoint you're hitting. Sometimes, even if the docs say it returns a single object, the endpoint might be designed to return a list for consistency.

If you're sure it should be a single object, maybe there's a query param or header you're missing? Tools like Postman can help debug this. Just paste the endpoint, tweak the params, and see what comes back.

If all else fails, yeah, grabbing the first item might work, but it’s def hacky. Better to figure out why it’s a json returning list in the first place.

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