[GH-ISSUE #530] JSON parsing error when getting show #169

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opened 2026-02-27 20:23:32 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 20:23:32 +03:00

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Originally created by @SolidTux on GitHub (Jun 26, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/issues/530

Describe the bug

When attempting to obtain a show, the following error is produced:

Error: json parse error: invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedEpisode at line 1 column 2697

Caused by:
    invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedEpisode at line 1 column 2697

To Reproduce

The issue can be reproduced with the following code:

use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::Write};

use rspotify::{ClientCredsSpotify, Credentials, model::ShowId, prelude::BaseClient};

const SHOW_ID: &str = "1TthQOE4Fx6gBPW8l48cfN";

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let spotify = ClientCredsSpotify::new(Credentials::from_env().unwrap());
    spotify.request_token().await?;
    let data = spotify
        .api_get(&format!("shows/{SHOW_ID}"), &HashMap::new())
        .await?;
    write!(File::create("show.json")?, "{data}")?;
    let show = spotify.get_a_show(ShowId::from_id(SHOW_ID)?, None).await?;
    println!("{show:#?}");
    Ok(())
}

I also attached the JSON. The issues seems to be with null items:

Expected behavior

The show data is obtained and properly parsed

Log/Output data

show.json

Additional context

None

Originally created by @SolidTux on GitHub (Jun 26, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/issues/530 **Describe the bug** When attempting to obtain a show, the following error is produced: ``` Error: json parse error: invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedEpisode at line 1 column 2697 Caused by: invalid type: null, expected struct SimplifiedEpisode at line 1 column 2697 ``` **To Reproduce** The issue can be reproduced with the following code: ```rust use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::Write}; use rspotify::{ClientCredsSpotify, Credentials, model::ShowId, prelude::BaseClient}; const SHOW_ID: &str = "1TthQOE4Fx6gBPW8l48cfN"; #[tokio::main] async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> { let spotify = ClientCredsSpotify::new(Credentials::from_env().unwrap()); spotify.request_token().await?; let data = spotify .api_get(&format!("shows/{SHOW_ID}"), &HashMap::new()) .await?; write!(File::create("show.json")?, "{data}")?; let show = spotify.get_a_show(ShowId::from_id(SHOW_ID)?, None).await?; println!("{show:#?}"); Ok(()) } ``` I also attached the JSON. The issues seems to be with `null` items: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9982f26f-9f13-4933-88b6-6ee537f3425b) **Expected behavior** The show data is obtained and properly parsed **Log/Output data** [show.json](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20924978/show.json) **Additional context** _None_

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2026-02-27 20:23:32 +03:00

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kerem commented

2026-02-27 20:23:33 +03:00

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@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2025):

This problem should be fixed by this PR https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/pull/526/files, I am about to release a new version, you could consume the latest version to solve this problem.

@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2025): This problem should be fixed by this PR https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify/pull/526/files, I am about to release a new version, you could consume the latest version to solve this problem.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 20:23:33 +03:00

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@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2025):

v0.15.0 is out, which should address this issue.

@ramsayleung commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2025): [v0.15.0](https://crates.io/crates/rspotify) is out, which should address this issue.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-27 20:24:05 +03:00

[PR #169] [CLOSED] Update tokio requirement from 0.2.22 to 1.0.0 #284