Android Question [SOLVED] Newbie JSON

{"ip":"8.8.8.8","continent_code":"NA","continent_name":"North America","country_code2":"US",
"country_code3":"USA","country_name":"United States","country_capital":"Washington, D.C.","state_prov":"Louisiana",
"district":"","city":"Monroe","zipcode":"71203-2041","latitude":"32.58997","longitude":"-92.06862","is_eu":false,"calling_code":"+1"
,"country_tld":".us","languages":"en-US,es-US,haw,fr","country_flag":"https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/us_64.png",
"geoname_id":"4343811","isp":"Level 3 Parent, LLC","connection_type":"","organization":"Level 3 Parent, LLC",
"currency":{"code":"USD","name":"US Dollar","symbol":"$"},
"time_zone":{"name":"America/Chicago","offset":-6,"current_time":"2022-03-07 05:38:42.207-0600","current_time_unix":1646653122.207,"is_dst":false,"dst_savings":1}}

Dim parser As JSONParser
    parser.Initialize($"https://api.ipgeolocation.io/ipgeo?apiKey=xxxxxx&ip=${EditText1.Text}"$)
    Dim TheRoot As Map = parser.NextObject
    Dim continent_name As String = TheRoot.Get("continent_name")
    Dim country_tld As String = TheRoot.Get("country_tld")
    Dim calling_code As String = TheRoot.Get("calling_code")
    Dim languages As String = TheRoot.Get("languages")
    Dim connection_type As String = TheRoot.Get("connection_type")
    Dim city As String = TheRoot.Get("city")
    Dim ip As String = TheRoot.Get("ip")
    Dim latitude As String = TheRoot.Get("latitude")
    Dim isp As String = TheRoot.Get("isp")
    Dim continent_code As String = TheRoot.Get("continent_code")
    Dim time_zone As Map = TheRoot.Get("time_zone")
    Dim offset As Int = time_zone.Get("offset")
    Dim dst_savings As Int = time_zone.Get("dst_savings")
    Dim thename As String = time_zone.Get("name")
    Dim current_time_unix As Double = time_zone.Get("current_time_unix")
    Dim current_time As String = time_zone.Get("current_time")
    Dim is_dst As String = time_zone.Get("is_dst")
    Dim geoname_id As String = TheRoot.Get("geoname_id")
    Dim zipcode As String = TheRoot.Get("zipcode")
    Dim district As String = TheRoot.Get("district")
    Dim organization As String = TheRoot.Get("organization")
    Dim country_code2 As String = TheRoot.Get("country_code2")
    Dim country_name As String = TheRoot.Get("country_name")
    Dim is_eu As String = TheRoot.Get("is_eu")
    Dim country_code3 As String = TheRoot.Get("country_code3")
    Dim state_prov As String = TheRoot.Get("state_prov")
    Dim currency As Map = TheRoot.Get("currency")
    Dim symbol As String = currency.Get("symbol")
    Dim code As String = currency.Get("code")
    Dim name As String = currency.Get("name")
    Dim country_capital As String = TheRoot.Get("country_capital")
    Dim country_flag As String = TheRoot.Get("country_flag")
    Dim longitude As String = TheRoot.Get("longitude")

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Error occurred on line: 32 (B4XMainPage)
java.lang.RuntimeException: JSON Object expected.
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.collections.JSONParser.NextObject(JSONParser.java:67)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.runMethod(Shell.java:732)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEventImpl(Shell.java:348)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEvent(Shell.java:255)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:144)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:193)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ViewWrapper$1.onClick(ViewWrapper.java:80)
    at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:7171)
    at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:7148)
    at android.view.View.access$3500(View.java:802)
    at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:27409)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:883)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:100)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7626)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:503)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
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