Return a static text with double quote json

[RiversideRocks]

1. Caddy version (caddy version):

v2.5.1

2. How I run Caddy:

a. System environment:

Ubuntu, right from the binary (./caddy)

b. Command:

./caddy run

d. My complete Caddyfile or JSON config:

handle_path /.well-known/matrix/client {
   respond "{"m.homeserver": {"base_url": "https://example.com"}}"
   header Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
}

3. The problem I’m having:

I need to return JSON with double quotes.

4. Error messages and/or full log output:

Error during parsing: Wrong argument count or unexpected line ending

5. What I already tried:

Using/adding backslahes

6. Links to relevant resources: Return a static text with double quote json

[emilylange]

Hi

I posted a more elaborate response regarding static json responses in the context of matrix servers before, which I highly recommend to you here

Nginx return directive in caddy -- return json

Since I run multiple matrix servers, if figured I put my two cents in here If you wanna get all fancy, you could do the following to group both the /.well-known/matrix/client and /.well-known/matrix/server: ## matrix client/server delegation handle_path /.well-known/matrix/* { header Access-Control-Allow-Origin * ## `Content-Type: application/json` isn't required by the matrix spec ## but some browsers (firefox) and some other tooling might preview json ## content p…

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But just for the record, you could use both backslashes \ or backticks `:
The Caddyfile Concept docs (hotlink to “Tokens and quotes”) state:

Quotes can be escaped if you need to use quotes in quoted tokens, too:

directive "\"abc def\""

[…]

You can also use a backtick ` to quote tokens; these are convenient when tokens themselves contain double quotes, e.g. JSON text:

directive `{"foo": "bar"}`