Invalid escape sequence

What it means

Inside a JSON string a backslash starts an escape. Only \" \\ \/ \b \f \n \r \t and \uXXXX are allowed. A backslash before any other character — common in unescaped Windows paths — is an error.

Example

{ "path": "C:\Users" }

{ "path": "C:\\Users" }

How to fix it

Double every backslash, or use a valid escape sequence.

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