# Import File Error

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/import-file-error/1255>\
**Category:** Add-ons\
**Created:** [July 21, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/import-file-error/1255 "2020-07-21T23:50:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Cpt\_Finnegan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Cpt\_Finnegan](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Cpt_Finnegan)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/import-file-error/1255/1 "2020-07-21T23:50:41Z")

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Import failed. Debugging info:  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “aqt/importing.py”, line 403, in on\_done  
File “concurrent/futures/\_base.py”, line 432, in result  
File “concurrent/futures/\_base.py”, line 388, in \_\_get\_result  
File “concurrent/futures/thread.py”, line 57, in run  
File “anki/importing/apkg.py”, line 44, in run  
File “anki/importing/anki2.py”, line 41, in run  
File “anki/importing/anki2.py”, line 64, in \_import  
File “/Users/chrispaiz/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1102281552/ **init**.py”, line 61, in newImportNotes  
b = json.loads(models)  
File “json/ **init**.py”, line 357, in loads  
File “json/decoder.py”, line 337, in decode  
File “json/decoder.py”, line 355, in raw\_decode  
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/import-file-error/1255/2 "2020-07-22T00:21:00Z")

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Looks like you need to update the special fields add-on.