Title: JSON response after using custom html embed block
Last modified: February 7, 2024

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# JSON response after using custom html embed block

 *  [wayfarersoliloquy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayfarersoliloquy/)
 * (@wayfarersoliloquy)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-response-after-using-custom-html-embed-block/)
 * I’m trying to embed a social media post from instagram on my wordpress post. 
   When I use the html embed block and insert the code for an instagram post, it
   works on preview but gives me a response: Updating failed. The response is not
   a valid JSON response
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fjson-response-after-using-custom-html-embed-block%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json-response-after-using-custom-html-embed-block/#post-17419736)
 * Could you please describe a concrete example so that this can be understood? 
   The source code you insert would also be interesting.

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