Interactive Brokers API error code
Interactive Brokers API error: Failed to parse body as JSON
The error, as text you can copy
Failed to parse body as JSON- Kind
- API error code
- HTTP status
- 400
What does Failed to parse body as JSON mean on the Interactive Brokers API?
Web API status 400 BadRequest, with an error message that begins "Failed to parse body as JSON" (the vendor's wording). Interactive Brokers lists it on its order error details page. The vendor's context: the request body is not properly formatted as JSON.
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How do I fix Failed to parse body as JSON?
Send a body that is valid JSON. The page gives no other remedy.