How to check if a specific JSON value exists in an API GET Request in Python?

Question

I am not sure if it's possible to check if a value of a specific key exists in an API GET Request Response. The below code does not work.

 req = requests.get('MYAPI')
 response = req.json()
 if 'Tom' in res:
   print('Welcome')

Please edit your question and [correctly](https://stackoverflow.com/help/formatting) format the code so it's easier to read ^ — Charchit Agarwal, Jun 24 '22 at 18:37

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 24 '22 at 18:54

req.json actually returns a dictionary of items. To reveal the contents of a dictionary, you can use print function like below:

my_dictionary = {'first_name': 'joe', 'last_name': 'biden', 'age': 14}
print(my_dictionary)  # {'first_name': 'joe', 'last_name': 'biden', 'age': 14}

So whenever you want to find what is inside a dictionary, use print.

Additionally, you could also use the fact that a dictionary is also an iterable object. This basically means, that you can iterate through the dictionary item by item. Here's a good answer that shows you how. Combine that with the fact that you want to find out whether at least one of those items is "Tom". Can you figure it out now?

How to check if a specific JSON value exists in an API GET Request in Python?

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