# I was reading this post https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/unmarshall-error/53124/1 and came across a similar issue that’s been hard to resolve
**URL:** https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/i-was-reading-this-post-https-discourse-gohugo-io-t-unmarshall-error-53124-1-and-came-across-a-similar-issue-that-s-been-hard-to-resolve/53207
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**Created:** [January 20, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/i-was-reading-this-post-https-discourse-gohugo-io-t-unmarshall-error-53124-1-and-came-across-a-similar-issue-that-s-been-hard-to-resolve/53207 "2025-01-20T16:43:38Z")
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### Author:  [@Shanegillis](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Shanegillis)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/i-was-reading-this-post-https-discourse-gohugo-io-t-unmarshall-error-53124-1-and-came-across-a-similar-issue-that-s-been-hard-to-resolve/53207/1 "2025-01-20T16:43:38Z")
I was reading this post [go](https://www.concretesrichmondva.com/)[hugo.io/t/unmarshall-error/53124](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/unmarshall-error/53124) and came across a similar issue that’s been hard to resolve.
I’m trying to unmarshal a JSON string directly in a Hugo template, but I keep getting errors related to parsing, particularly when using `transform.Unmarshal`. The JSON structure looks valid, but it seems Hugo misinterprets it as YAML or CSV due to auto-detection issues. Here’s an example of the data:
```auto
[
"abc123",
"def456",
"ghi789"
]
```
Even when wrapping it as a string and attempting to process it with `resources.FromString` or explicitly naming it as a JSON resource, I encounter inconsistent behavior. At times, the template processes it correctly, but other times, it throws errors like “bare ’ in non-quoted field” or fails silently.
What makes this more complicated is that the data source varies, and I cannot hard-code the resource name every time. I need a more dynamic and robust solution for handling JSON inputs, especially when Hugo’s auto-detection isn’t reliable.
Has anyone found a way to force Hugo to recognize JSON consistently without running into auto-detection conflicts? Any help or workarounds would be appreciated!
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### Author:  [@irkode](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/irkode)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/i-was-reading-this-post-https-discourse-gohugo-io-t-unmarshall-error-53124-1-and-came-across-a-similar-issue-that-s-been-hard-to-resolve/53207/2 "2025-01-20T18:08:04Z")
you could wrap your array into a JSON map, unmarshal and extract the array.
```auto
{{ $string := `["abc123", "def456", "ghi789"]` }}
{{ $wrapped := add `{ "wrapped": ` $string "}" }}
{{ $json := transform.Unmarshal $wrapped }}
{{ $data := $json.wrapped }}
{{ highlight ($data | jsonify (dict "indent" " ")) "JSON" }}
```
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todo: add error checking
or for the resource.FromString generate a SHA hash or other based on input as filename