Manifest is not valid JSON. Line: 1, column: 1, Unexpected token

Question

keep getting this error: \"Manifest is not valid JSON. Line: 1, column: 1, Unexpected token.\" i don\'t understand what the issue is with my code? here is what i have so f

Answer 1

The browser cannot find the manifest because the extension (MIME type). In Chrome DevTools > Network > Headers > Content-Type, the content-type of the manifest must match the actual manifest file extension (.json or .webmanifest). To resolve the 404 error, you need to declare the file type in web.config: