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I'm trying to access specific values from a JSON response in Python, but I keep getting the error message:

TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str

I understand it has something to do with how I'm referencing elements, but I'm not sure how to correctly extract the value I need. The response seems to contain multiple records, and I want to retrieve a specific field (like a name or email) from it.

Could someone explain in simple terms what this error means and how I can properly access data from a JSON structure that contains multiple objects?

Because you're treating a list (parsed JSON array) like a dictionary (parsed JSON object). Beyond that we can't say - take the tour and read How to Ask; give a minimal reproducible example. See sopython.com/wiki/What_tutorial_should_I_read%3F for resources to understand basic data structures. — jonrsharpe
– jonrsharpe, Commented Nov 18 at 8:52

Gaurav Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2025-11-18 09:33:22Z

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Why you're getting this error

TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str

This error means:

You'r trying to access a list using a string key, but only dictionaries can be accessed using string keys.

answered Nov 18 at 9:33

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