am trying to parse blockchain wallet service api, but am getting this error

malformed JSON string, neither tag, array, object, number, string or atom, at character offset 0 (before "Can't connect to 127...") at test.pl line 18.

Thanks Appreciate for help

Blockchain Wallet Service API

Create Wallet API
Create blockchain wallets programmatically
The create_wallet method can be used to create a new blockchain.info b
+itcoin wallet.
URL:
http://localhost:3000/api/v2/create
Method:
POST or GET
$password - The password for the new wallet. Must be at least 10 chara
+cters in length.
$api_code - An API code with create wallets permission.
$priv - A private key to add to the wallet (Wallet import format prefe
+rred). (Optional)
$label - A label to set for the first address in the wallet. Alphanume
+ric only. (Optional)
$email - An email to associate with the new wallet i.e. the email addr
+ess of the user you are creating this wallet on behalf of. (Optional)
Please create an API code here including permissions to "Create Wallet
+s".
Response:
200 OK, application/json
{
  "guid": "4b8cd8e9-9480-44cc-b7f2-527e98ee3287",
  "address": "12AaMuRnzw6vW6s2KPRAGeX53meTf8JbZS",
  "label": "Main address"
}
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#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use LWP::UserAgent;
use JSON::XS;

my $password = "wa111110993";
my $api_code = "asdsadas";
my $url = 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v2/create';

my $ua       = LWP::UserAgent->new();
my $response = $ua->post( $url, { 'password' => $password,  'api_code'
+ => $api_code,});

my $Rep = JSON::XS->new->decode ($response->content);
my $Guid = $Rep->{guid};
my $Address = $Rep->{address};

print "Guid is: $Guid\n";
print "Address is: $Address\n";
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