Weird bug: JSON data not making it to server: RPC

const places = await api.map.getPlaces.$post({
              json: {
                textQuery: "machine shop sheetmetal fabrication....",
                lat: circle.snapshot.center.lat,
                lng: circle.snapshot.center.lng,
                radius: circle.snapshot.radius,                
              },
            });

.post(
  "/getPlaces",
  zValidator("json", searchPlacesInput),
  async (c) => {    
    const data = c.req.valid("json");