Trying to get json info with getJSON (jquery)

Question

Im trying to use this api that gives me a json. But I can't display any info. I got this code in Jquery:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#search").click(function(){
      var title = $("#words").val().replace(/\s/g,"+");
      var url = "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q="+title+"&apikey=ng6gbx7vdpwmyfwd7vp5g799" + "?callback=?";

   $.getJSON(url, null, function(data){           
           alert(data.total);

   });
  });
});

Why? I have no idea.

May be help you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18932686/how-to-alert-json-file-data-from-javascript — Lal krishnan S L, Feb 20 '14 at 12:07
set in stead of alert(data.total), Console.log(data) to see whats in your data object — Rickert, Feb 20 '14 at 12:08
using http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18932686/how-to-alert-json-file-data-from-javascript it returns me "undefined" — Beemo, Feb 20 '14 at 12:15

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '14 at 12:23

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The API only supports JSONp. so you need to do the following

$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#search").click(function(){
        var title = $("#words").val().replace(/\s/g,"+");
        var url = "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q="+title+"&apikey=ng6gbx7vdpwmyfwd7vp5g799";

         $.ajax(url, {
             dataType: "jsonp",
             success: function(data){           
                 alert(data.total);
             }  
         });
    });
});

See this fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/rpTm3/

updated fiddle with alert: http://jsfiddle.net/rpTm3/1/

answered Feb 20 '14 at 12:23

Michael Coxon

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It's because browser can download JSON only from your domain. You need jsonp workaround to download json files from other servers. Check [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP) – Andrey Korchak Feb 20 '14 at 12:46
Also cause they don't have a `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` tag in the headers. – Michael Coxon Feb 20 '14 at 12:48

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