How to get the content of URL using AFNetworking?

Question

Here is the content I need to download to my app.

This is how I request this:

GET("identifiers/pl-normal.json", parameters: nil, progress: nil, success: { sessionDataTask, response in


    }) { sessionDataTask, error in
        completionBlock(error)
}

URL Request is correct: GET Optional(http://www.taboo.blue-world.pl/api/identifiers/pl-normal.json)

but the failure block is called, why?

`The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format.` - this is a content of error. — Bartłomiej Semańczyk, Jan 08 '16 at 18:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

The error block will be called in AFNetworking if results of the network request cannot be parsed properly. In other words, this is a serialization error. It looks like the content you are getting is not properly formatted json. Run your server response through a json linter and make sure it is valid, and you should be all set.

If that doesn't work, try adding text/html as an acceptable content type in your serializer, as described here - Request failed: unacceptable content-type: text/html using AFNetworking 2.0

How to get the content of URL using AFNetworking?

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