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Published Jun. 30, 2025

Exporting Data through Analytics Cloud API does not return valid JSON

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Tímea Bihari

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Issue

  1. Export data based on Requesting a Data Export
  2. It will download a zip file for you with a JSON file
  3. Open the JSON file with a text editor

Result: The data format is not valid JSON.

 

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.0+
  • Analytics Cloud

 

Resolution

  • The format used is known as JSON lines, where each line is a valid JSON object.

  • This offers a multitude of advantages when it comes to streaming processing, large amounts of data and parallel processing.

  • Most libraries can easily work with this format including the well known Jackson.

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