JSON error: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token

Question

I am getting the error: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <

I am only experiencing this problem with Google Trend URL. Other URLs are working fine.

function ajaxfun(){

  $.ajax({
    type: 'GET',
    url: 'http://www.google.com/trends/fetchComponent?content=1&hl=en-US&q=fever&cid=TIMESERIES_GRAPH_0&export=3&US&cat=0-45', 
    dataType :"jsonp",
    jsonp: false,
    crossDomain: true,
    error: function(data) {
      console.log('error', data);
    },
    success: function(data) {
      console.log('success', data);
    },
    complete: function() {
      console.log('done');
    }
  });
}

What does data contain?

Pekka
– Pekka

2013-03-29 12:10:38 +00:00
Commented Mar 29, 2013 at 12:10 — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented Mar 29, 2013 at 12:10

SachinGutte · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-29 12:23:10Z

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You are not actually receiving a json object. It says,

<div id="report">
<div class="timeBandTitle">An error has been detected</div>
<div class="timeBandSubTitle">This page is currently unavailable. Please try again later.<br/> Please make sure your query is valid and try again.<br/> If you're experiencing long delays, consider reducing your comparison items.<br/> Thanks for your patience.</div>

Demo Inspect with developer tools and see it in Network tab.

answered Mar 29, 2013 at 12:23

SachinGutte

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SachinGutte Over a year ago

I have't used trends api but found this link .. stackoverflow.com/questions/7805711/…. You might find something useful here.

martinsstikuts · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-29 12:30:18Z

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jQuery by default prevents caching of jsonp by appending &_={timestamp} at the end of the url. It causes the error. Add cache:true to prevent it.

answered Mar 29, 2013 at 12:30

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