# Help Decoding JSON **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** json\ **Created:** [September 6, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510 "2019-09-06T13:04:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonathanvalgarlh4ow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonathanvalgarlh4ow](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jonathanvalgarlh4ow)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510/1 "2019-09-06T13:04:11Z")
Hello, I am trying to decode the next JSON, i searched everywhere but i didn´t find anything… I can get any other property from the JSON except inside “structured\_formatting”. The purpose is to obtain the property “main\_text” but the answer always says “undefined”: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/d/ad93524dabf496a6aa6921b6d020204db59d7df7.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/2/b2ef7eda562ae7177757ad1d7296a0d352af187a.png) I apreciate any help. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510/2 "2019-09-06T15:14:54Z")
Hi there, @jonathanvalgarlh4ow! 👋 Welcome to the community! 😉 🎉 * * * I also deal with **JSONs** a lot 😄 I took your **JSON** , compared it with your given **blocks** , I found that your blocks were absolutely **correct** 👍 👍 * * * The **problem** is, The “ **else** ” blocks are not working… Inside my apps in Thunkable X, I deal with **IFs & ELSE** a lot too… I have experienced this problem a lot this week 😔 * * * So, to make it work, you need to copy your “ **if** ” blocks, and add a **“not”** before them (so it will reverse (negative-ize 😆) the if blocks, same as it does in **else** area) ## **Have a look -** (I have highlighted the not block in red & white 🙂) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/5/f50e9814d6f38f946507bade5bd13305b23e07d0.png) **(Please open the image in new tab, for better clarity 😉 )** > **Quick Summary** > > The **not** block negatives that **equal** block, so it is as good as **else** area 😉 . * * * Hope it helps you! 😊 **Thanks a lot! 😄** ## Happy Thunking! 🎉 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jonathanvalgarlh4ow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonathanvalgarlh4ow](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jonathanvalgarlh4ow)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510/3 "2019-09-06T16:27:57Z")
Thanks for the fast answer Kartik14, I tried using else if + not. But the problem is still there. I also placed it outside of the if condition and the same issue: “undefined”. It seems that it is not able to identify it (inside of “structured\_formatting”) as an object to extract the properties… Furthermore, if i place it like in the following image i get the following string text: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/2/52735e4878de63f48358e3c3cec47bc4467cfd36.png) {“main\_text” : “Hotel Malcom and Barret”, “main\_text\_matched\_substrings” : [ { “length” : 6, “offset” : 6 } ], “secondary\_text” : “Avenida Ausiás March, Valencia, España”} I don´t understand why then i cannot extract the property “main text”… Regards. ---
**Author:** ![angelshce22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@angelshce22](https://community.thunkable.com/u/angelshce22)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510/4 "2019-09-06T17:42:26Z")
One tip that help me alot , use a json path finder i use this [jsonpathfinder.com](http://jsonpathfinder.com) for example ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Coglitore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Daniel\_Coglitore](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Daniel_Coglitore)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510/5 "2019-09-06T20:07:43Z")
there is a bug right now by using two blocks togheter of “Get property of object” you have to chek if you are doing it right or is the bug ! check in the community and look for the post I did about this bug is called “using two blocks of get property returns undefined” and there is also the temporaly solution ---
**Author:** ![jonathanvalgarlh4ow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonathanvalgarlh4ow](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jonathanvalgarlh4ow)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510/6 "2019-09-06T21:21:57Z")
Thank you for the answers. As Daniel said, it is a bug, so i fixed like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/e/ce222e9944b2f2468ba823215ac2bf45cece5955.png) Regards. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decoding-json/213510/7 "2024-11-08T12:11:41Z")