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Asked: 2026-06-09T14:22:15+00:00

I am trying to get some data from an API that provides JSON responses.

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I am trying to get some data from an API that provides JSON responses. I am brand new to all this. Can someone look at my code and tell me if there is a syntax reason it won’t work? I want to hit the button and have an alert pop up containing the data sent back from the request. I think this is the most basic programming thing you can do, and I cannot seem to get it to work.

<head>

<script type="text/javascript">
$.ajax({
    type: 'GET',
    url: 'http://openapi.etsy.com/v2/teams/8787?api_key=********&fields=name',
    async: false,
    jsonpCallback: 'jsonCallback',
    contentType: "application/json",
    dataType: 'jsonp',
    success: function(data)
    {
        alert(data)
    }
})
</script>

</head>
<body>
<button onClick="$.ajax()">Run Code</button>
</body>
</html>
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  1. Editorial Team

    I rewrote your code:

    <head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

function doStuff() {
    $.ajax({
        type: 'GET',
        url: 'http://openapi.etsy.com/v2/teams/8787?api_key=********&fields=name',
        async: false,
        jsonpCallback: 'jsonCallback',
        contentType: "application/json",
        dataType: 'jsonp',
        success: function(data)
        {
            alert(data)
        }
    });
}
</script>

</head>
<body>
<button onClick="doStuff()">Run Code</button>
</body>
</html>
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