Change API Response to an array in PHP

Question

I have an API which is returning me response like this.

{
    "logs": [
        [
            "2018-05-22 00:10:16", 
            "Billed"
        ]
    ], 
    "package": "superpremium", 
    "subdate": "2018-05-08 14:18:18", 
    "submedium": "CALL"
}

I'm trying to change into array so It can be easily accessible for me. For example.

$response['subdate']; // echo 2018-05-08 14:18:18
$response['submedium']; // echo CALL
$response['package']; // echo superpremium

and the logs one should be like

$response['logs'];

logs must be an array so I can use foreach log to display all values of an array like 2018-05-22 00:10:16 or "Billed" etc

I have used below codes but returns empty screen.

json_decode($response, true);
json_decode($response);

so what you've tried till now ? and I'm sure if you are looking into json to array php you will find something — Edwin, May 25 '18 at 07:54
Possible duplicate of [json\_decode to array](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5164404/json-decode-to-array) — Kaddath, May 25 '18 at 07:55
json seems incorrect because of `,` at last:-https://jsonlint.com/ — Alive to die - Anant, May 25 '18 at 07:57
well, yes it does work. It just means you have something else going wrong in your code or your JSON. Is your variable `null`? it could indicate an error in the JSON parsing, and in this case using `json_last_error_msg()` you can have the eventual error — Kaddath, May 25 '18 at 07:57
What code are you *actually* running? Because you haven't posted anything that would display any output - you're just running `json_decode` and not doing anything with the result, so a white screen is expected behaviour. — iainn, May 25 '18 at 08:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '18 at 08:27

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I'm trying to change into array

Just cast it into one then:

$response = (array) json_decode($response);

After that, you can easily access $response['subdate'] etc.

answered May 25 '18 at 08:27

CBroe

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Sambhaji Katrajkar · Answer 2 · 2018-05-25T07:58:53.237

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Use json_decode($your_response) method. Your json data will get converted to arrays.

Like:

$response = json_decode($api_response);

And then you can access the values as (By seeing your data, seems that you are getting object):

$subdate = $response->subdate; // echo 2018-05-08 14:18:18
$submedium = $response->submedium; // echo CALL
$package = $response->package;

edited May 25 '18 at 07:58

answered May 25 '18 at 07:53

Sambhaji Katrajkar

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I have used `$response= json_decode($response);` but it returns empty, nothing else. – Valar M May 25 '18 at 07:55
It seems like you are getting object instead of Array, so you can access data by `$response->subdate`, `$response->submedium`.... like this – Sambhaji Katrajkar May 25 '18 at 07:57
I have tried `$response->submedium` but it is giving me this error `Trying to get property of non-object` – Valar M May 25 '18 at 08:01
Try var_dump(), you will get idea about which type of output you are getting – Sambhaji Katrajkar May 25 '18 at 08:03
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/171751/discussion-between-sambhaji-katrajkar-and-valar-m). – Sambhaji Katrajkar May 25 '18 at 08:05

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 25 '18 at 07:59

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$json_data = json_decode($YourJSONResponse, true);

Then these will be available:

$json_data["package"]
$json_data["subdate"]
$json_data["submedium"]

answered May 25 '18 at 07:59

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score -3 · Answer 4 · answered May 25 '18 at 08:03

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Please change date from:

"submedium": "CALL",

To:

"submedium": "CALL"

Remove char "," and used function json_decode it, and enjoy

answered May 25 '18 at 08:03

Lien Phan

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I can't see how this answers the question. The example code doesn't have a trailing comma. – Lex May 25 '18 at 08:12
@Lex there was one. The OP edited without adding a notice to the question – Kaddath May 25 '18 at 08:18
@Kaddath I was wondering if that may be the case. In another comment above the OP mentions he put it there bu mistake. – Lex May 25 '18 at 08:20

Change API Response to an array in PHP

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