title: C# Json.net Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: [
body: <pre><code>public class JSON_Browse_Root
  {
      public string browse_content { get; set; }
      public List&lt;JSON_Browse_Content&gt; Content { get; set; }
  }
  
  public class JSON_Browse_Content
  {
      public string link { get; set; }
      public string image { get; set; }
      public string title { get; set; }
      public string description { get; set; }
      public string rating { get; set; }
      public string genre { get; set; }
  }
  
  using (var client = new HttpClient())
  {
      using (HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync("https://myjsonurl.com"))
      using (HttpContent responseData = response.Content)
      {
          var jsonData = await responseData.ReadAsStringAsync();
          var root = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject&lt;JSON_Browse_Root&gt;(jsonData);
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>JSON:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
      "browse_content": [
          {
              "link": "https:\/\/blah",
              "image": "https:\/\/blahblah.blah.gif",
              "title": "Mr. Southern Hospitality",
              "description": "He got old money",
              "rating": "e",
              "author": "",
              "genre": "Comedy - Original"
          },
          {
              "link": "https:\/\/blah",
              "image": "https:\/\/blahblah.blah.png",
              "title": "Throwverwatch",
              "description": "Based on the competitive overwatch experience",
              "rating": "t",
              "author": "",
              "genre": "Comedy - Parody"
          }
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>An exception of type 'Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReaderException' occurred in
    System.Private.CoreLib.ni.dll but was not handled in user code
    Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: [</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I used this JSON for iOS and Android apps and it's worked perfectly. Also, jsonlint.com says the JSON is valid. Not sure why it's erroring out on the [ character.</p>