mas search: Error: Unable to parse response as JSON

[Austin1]

mas version

1.8.7

macOS version

15.1

macOS build version

24B2083

Processor

Apple M4

mas installation method

Homebrew core (brew install mas)

mas installation details

Expected behavior

mas search “infuse video player”
austin@austins-mac-mini ~ % mas search “infuse video player"
  1136220934  Infuse • Video Player                           (8.0.8)
  1044549675  Elmedia Video Player                            (8.20)
  1659622164  VidHub -Video Library & Player                  (1.7.14)
  1470926410  OmniPlayer: MKV Video Player                    (2.1.9)
   937759555  Elmedia:universal video player                  (8.20)
  1612400976  Fig Player - play mp4 mkv mp3                   (1.3.16)
  6450330892  Conflux - Video Player                          (1.3.1)
  1065301132  zFuse - Play For Everything                     (1.7.52)

Actual behavior

austin@austins-mac-mini ~ % mas search "infuse video player"
Error: Unable to parse response as JSON: 



{
 "resultCount":40,
 "results": [
{"isGameCenterEnabled":false, "screenshotUrls":[], "ipadScreenshotUrls":[], "appletvScreenshotUrls":[], 
"artworkUrl512":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/8a/f9/8c/8af98c50-d843-fd39-a681-98097432b632/AppIconLight-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-0-0-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg", "features":["iosUniversal"], 
"supportedDevices":["MacDesktop-MacDesktop", "iPhone5s-iPhone5s", "iPadAir-iPadAir", "iPadAirCellular-iPadAirCellular", "iPadMiniRetina-iPadMiniRetina", "iPadMiniRetinaCellular-iPadMiniRetinaCellular", "iPhone6-iPhone6", "iPhone6Plus-iPhone6Plus", "iPadAir2-iPadAir2", "iPadAir2Cellular-iPadAir2Cellular", "iPadMini3-iPadMini3", "iPadMini3Cellular-iPadMini3Cellular", "iPodTouchSixthGen-iPodTouchSixthGen", "iPhone6s-iPhone6s", "iPhone6sPlus-iPhone6sPlus", "iPadMini4-iPadMini4", "iPadMini4Cellular-iPadMini4Cellular", "iPadPro-iPadPro", "iPadProCellular-iPadProCellular", "iPadPro97-iPadPro97", "iPadPro97Cellular-iPadPro97Cellular", "iPhoneSE-iPhoneSE", "iPhone7-iPhone7", "iPhone7Plus-iPhone7Plus", "iPad611-iPad611", "iPad612-iPad612", "iPad71-iPad71", "iPad72-iPad72", "iPad73-iPad73", "iPad74-iPad74", "iPhone8-iPhone8", "iPhone8Plus-iPhone8Plus", "iPhoneX-iPhoneX", "iPad75-iPad75", "iPad76-iPad76", "iPhoneXS-iPhoneXS", "iPhoneXSMax-iPhoneXSMax", "iPhoneXR-iPhoneXR", "iPad812-iPad812", "iPad834-iPad834", "iPad856-iPad856", "iPad878-iPad878", "iPadMini5-iPadMini5", "iPadMini5Cellular-iPadMini5Cellular", "iPadAir3-iPadAir3", "iPadAir3Cellular-iPadAir3Cellular", "iPodTouchSeventhGen-iPodTouchSeventhGen", "iPhone11-iPhone11", "iPhone11Pro-iPhone11Pro", "iPadSeventhGen-iPadSeventhGen", "iPadSeventhGenCellular-iPadSeventhGenCellular", "iPhone11ProMax-iPhone11ProMax", "iPhoneSESecondGen-iPhoneSESecondGen", "iPadProSecondGen-iPadProSecondGen", "iPadProSecondGenCellular-iPadProSecondGenCellular", "iPadProFourthGen-iPadProFourthGen", "iPadProFourthGenCellular-iPadProFourthGenCellular", "iPhone12Mini-iPhone12Mini", "iPhone12-iPhone12", "iPhone12Pro-iPhone12Pro", "iPhone12ProMax-iPhone12ProMax", "iPadAir4-iPadAir4", "iPadAir4Cellular-iPadAir4Cellular", "iPadEighthGen-iPadEighthGen", "iPadEighthGenCellular-iPadEighthGenCellular", "iPadProThirdGen-iPadProThirdGen", "iPadProThirdGenCellular-iPadProThirdGenCellular", "iPadProFifthGen-iPadProFifthGen", "iPadProFifthGenCellular-iPadProFifthGenCellular", "iPhone13Pro-iPhone13Pro", "iPhone13ProMax-iPhone13ProMax", "iPhone13Mini-iPhone13Mini", "iPhone13-iPhone13", "iPadMiniSixthGen-iPadMiniSixthGen", "iPadMiniSixthGenCellular-iPadMiniSixthGenCellular", "iPadNinthGen-iPadNinthGen", "iPadNinthGenCellular-iPadNinthGenCellular", "iPhoneSEThirdGen-iPhoneSEThirdGen", "iPadAirFifthGen-iPadAirFifthGen", "iPadAirFifthGenCellular-iPadAirFifthGenCellular", "iPhone14-iPhone14", "iPhone14Plus-iPhone14Plus", "iPhone14Pro-iPhone14Pro", "iPhone14ProMax-iPhone14ProMax", "iPadTenthGen-iPadTenthGen", "iPadTenthGenCellular-iPadTenthGenCellular", "iPadPro11FourthGen-iPadPro11FourthGen", "iPadPro11FourthGenCellular-iPadPro11FourthGenCellular", "iPadProSixthGen-iPadProSixthGen", "iPadProSixthGenCellular-iPadProSixthGenCellular", "iPhone15-iPhone15", "iPhone15Plus-iPhone15Plus", "iPhone15Pro-iPhone15Pro", "iPhone15ProMax-iPhone15ProMax", "iPadAir11M2-iPadAir11M2", "iPadAir11M2Cellular-iPadAir11M2Cellular", "iPadAir13M2-iPadAir13M2", "iPadAir13M2Cellular-iPadAir13M2Cellular", "iPadPro11M4-iPadPro11M4", "iPadPro11M4Cellular-iPadPro11M4Cellular", "iPadPro13M4-iPadPro13M4", "iPadPro13M4Cellular-iPadPro13M4Cellular", "iPhone16-iPhone16", "iPhone16Plus-iPhone16Plus", "iPhone16Pro-iPhone16Pro", "iPhone16ProMax-iPhone16ProMax", "iPadMiniA17Pro-iPadMiniA17Pro", "iPadMiniA17ProCellular-iPadMiniA17ProCellular"], "advisories":[], "kind":"software", "artistViewUrl":"https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/firecore-llc/id577130089?uo=4", 
"artworkUrl60":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/8a/f9/8c/8af98c50-d843-fd39-a681-98097432b632/AppIconLight-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-0-0-0-85-220.png/60x60bb.jpg", 
"artworkUrl100":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/8a/f9/8c/8af98c50-d843-fd39-a681-98097432b632/AppIconLight-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-0-0-0-85-220.png/100x100bb.jpg", "minimumOsVersion":"15.0", "userRatingCountForCurrentVersion":23499, "averageUserRatingForCurrentVersion":4.68475000000000019184653865522705018520355224609375, 
"languageCodesISO2A":["AR", "EU", "BG", "MY", "CA", "HR", "CS", "DA", "NL", "EN", "ET", "FI", "FR", "DE", "EL", "GU", "HE", "HI", "HU", "IT", "JA", "KO", "LV", "NB", "PL", "PT", "RO", "RU", "ZH", "SK", "SL", "ES", "SV", "ZH", "TR", "UK", "VI"], "fileSizeBytes":"142402560", "formattedPrice":"Free", "trackContentRating":"4+", "sellerUrl":"https://firecore.com/infuse", "artistId":577130089, "artistName":"Firecore, LLC", "genres":["Entertainment", "Photo & Video"], "price":0.00, "bundleId":"com.firecore.infuse", "currentVersionReleaseDate":"2024-12-25T13:44:31Z", "releaseDate":"2016-11-21T07:14:59Z", "genreIds":["6016", "6008"], "primaryGenreName":"Entertainment", "primaryGenreId":6016, "isVppDeviceBasedLicensingEnabled":true, "sellerName":"Firecore, LLC", 
"releaseNotes":"FIXED\n- Fixed playback with HTTP redirects\n- Other minor fixes and improvements\n\nFor full release details visit: firecore.com/releases\n\nThanks so much for using Infuse!", "version":"8.0.8", "wrapperType":"software", "currency":"USD", 

Steps to reproduce

mas search “infuse video player"

Additional context

if you don’t include three words, it parses correctly. For example

austin@austins-mac-mini ~ % mas search infuse
  1136220934  Infuse • Video Player                           (8.0.8)

[rgoldberg]

@Austin1 mas 1.8.8 was just released. It is available for upgrade/install from homebrew-core.

It contains a fix for a JSON parsing issue, which might be the same as the issue you're reporting.

Please let me know if it works or not. If it doesn't work, please provide the full JSON output that doesn't parse properly, then I'll fix the issue.

[rgoldberg]

@Austin1 Please let me know if newer versions of mas fix this issue for you.

[rgoldberg]

@Austin1 If you experience the problem again with the latest version of mas, please reopen this issue & provide the latest info. Thanks.