how to read json from the given link

Question

I'm using an API which returns a JSON. here is the link to JSON http://getpincodes.info/api.php?pincode=421305 this is oupput json of above link [{"pincode":"421305","city":"Vidyashram","district":"Thane","state":"MAHARASHTRA"}] here is my code to read data:

  $json = file_get_contents("http://getpincodes.info/aenter code herepi.php?pincode=$zip");
$data=json_decode($json);
$city = $data->city;
echo $city; 
enter code here

i m getting the error while doing so Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in

Stackoverflow is not a place for just posting generic questions with no attempts of solving the problems yourself. This is borderline spam as well. — Antony D'Andrea, Mar 09 '15 at 08:52
I tried with the code $json = file_get_contents('http://getpincodes.info/api.php?pincode=421305'); $data=json_decode($json); — Prashant, Mar 09 '15 at 08:56
Please read http://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask to write better questions and hopefully get better help. — Antony D'Andrea, Mar 09 '15 at 08:57
Please explain what you mean by "not working". What errors do you get? What are you doing? What do you expect to see? What do you actually see? — Mark Baker, Mar 09 '15 at 09:00
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15617512/get-json-object-from-url — flakerimi, Mar 09 '15 at 09:04
$json = file_get_contents('http://getpincodes.info/api.php?pincode=$zip'); $data=json_decode($json); $city = $data->city; — Prashant, Mar 09 '15 at 09:05
i am getting this error:Notice : Trying to get property of non-object — Prashant, Mar 09 '15 at 09:05
You need to use double quotes for the file get contents if you are trying to give $zip like that. — Antony D'Andrea, Mar 09 '15 at 09:06
Why wouldn't you put that in the original question? You should ask: "I am trying to do x, here is my code: {code}. I get the following error: {error}, but I expect Y." Then you would have got an answer straight away. — Antony D'Andrea, Mar 09 '15 at 09:07
The how to ask document explains this all as does the document that you ticked "I have read" when you signed up. — Antony D'Andrea, Mar 09 '15 at 09:10

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '15 at 09:35

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You seem to be receiving an array of results instead of a naked object. So

$city = $data->city; // does not work: $data is an array

but

$city = $data[0]->city; // should work: $data[0] is an object with a city key

answered Mar 09 '15 at 09:35

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