JSONP request returning error: “Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :”

Question

So I\'m trying to make a request to the Stack Exchange API with the following jQuery code:

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Answer 1

Try this URL: http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/stats?jsonp=callme

"callme" is the name of your callback function - in your GLOBAL NAMESPACE (window object).

By the way, if you are running Firefox and have the JSONView add-on installed you can test the above URL (and yours for comparison) directly.

Result from calling the URL:

callme({
  "statistics": [
...
  ]
})