Issue: Front Matter is not loading in VS Code and showing an "Unexpected end of JSON input" #299

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opened 2026-10-05 02:38:40 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
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Describe the bug

I previously installed Front Matter and activated it with my Github account. Everything worked fine.

I then discovered that one of my extensions made too many requests to the Github API and seems I got blocked from being able to sign in / sync my editor with Github (for how long, I don't know).

Now, seems that Front Matter is not loading in my VS Code. I uninstalled multiple times, the extension and VS Code, but seems I can't get it to work again.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Click on the Front Matter logo in the sidebar
  2. The panel is loading continiously

Expected behavior
I should see the content of the Front Matter extension

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CleanShot 2022-07-22 at 17 05 40

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  • OS: [e.g. iOS]
  • Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
  • Version [e.g. 22]

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Add any other context about the problem here.

**Describe the bug** I previously installed Front Matter and activated it with my Github account. Everything worked fine. I then discovered that one of my extensions made too many requests to the Github API and seems I got blocked from being able to sign in / sync my editor with Github (for how long, I don't know). Now, seems that Front Matter is not loading in my VS Code. I uninstalled multiple times, the extension and VS Code, but seems I can't get it to work again. **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Click on the Front Matter logo in the sidebar 2. The panel is loading continiously **Expected behavior** I should see the content of the Front Matter extension **Screenshots** ![CleanShot 2022-07-22 at 17 05 40](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/237229/180568546-7a598a3c-0c99-40e6-9ca3-403ccba1d24d.jpg) **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: [e.g. iOS] - Browser [e.g. chrome, safari] - Version [e.g. 22] **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here. <!-- github-sync-id:1315421627 -->
adam closed this issue 2026-10-05 02:38:40 +02:00
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The issue related to auto-sync not working was due to an error in my settings.json file. Even after being fixed. Front Matter is still indefinitely loading.

The issue related to auto-sync not working was due to an error in my `settings.json` file. Even after being fixed. Front Matter is still indefinitely loading. <!-- github-comment-id:1192942608 -->
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The issue was actually coming from a bad formating in my frontmatter.json. Once fixed, Front Matter loaded correctly! 🙌

The issue was actually coming from a bad formating in my `frontmatter.json`. Once fixed, Front Matter loaded correctly! 🙌 <!-- github-comment-id:1192947186 -->
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Owner

Thanks @thedaviddias for the updates! Glad you found what was causing it.

Thanks @thedaviddias for the updates! Glad you found what was causing it. <!-- github-comment-id:1193797721 -->
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Reference: adam/vscode-front-matter#299