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json with google geocoding api
json Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :

$.getJSON('http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&sensor=true&callback=?', function(data) {
    console.log(data);
});

It gives me this error: Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :

Answer 1

You are trying to get a JSONP response from google maps , which it doesnt support.

Try this instead,

<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false" type="text/javascript"></script>

<script>  
    $(function(){   
        var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
        var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(40.714224,-73.961452);
        geocoder.geocode(
            {latLng  : latlng }, 
            function(dataObject, statusObject) {
                console.log(dataObject);
            }
        );
    });
</script>