# Error message could be more informative

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/error-message-could-be-more-informative/8469>\
**Category:** Dgraph\
**Tags:** dgraph, untagged\
**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/error-message-could-be-more-informative/8469 "2020-01-14T00:01:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![diggy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/diggy/32/3666_2.png) [@diggy](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/diggy)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/error-message-could-be-more-informative/8469/1 "2020-01-14T00:01:55Z")

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**Moved from GitHub [dgraph/4562](https://github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/issues/4562)**

_Posted by_ [dapperAuteur](https://github.com/dapperAuteur):

### What version of Dgraph are you using?

1.1.1

### Have you tried reproducing the issue with the latest release?

yes

### What is the hardware spec (RAM, OS)?

8 GB  
os 10.15.2

### Steps to reproduce the issue (command/config used to run Dgraph).

ran mutation  
`{ "set": [{ "uid": < 0x3 > , "inhabits": { "uid": "0x2711" } }, { "uid": < 0x4 > , "inhabits": { "uid": "0x2711" } }] } `

### Expected behaviour and actual result.

tell me which line the error is on and what’s causing the error

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**Author:** ![diggy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/diggy/32/3666_2.png) [@diggy](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/diggy)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/error-message-could-be-more-informative/8469/2 "2020-01-14T02:07:31Z")

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[MichelDiz](https://github.com/MichelDiz) _commented_ :

You are using angular brackets in a JSON file. Change `< 0x3 >` and `< 0x4 >` to `"0x3", "0x4"` and you are good to go.
