Accessing JSON data from API response

Question

I have a response data like,

$response_array= "{status: 'false',description: '5100|4567897845'}"

json validator says it is a valid JSON.

but when i try to access status parameter

echo $response_array->status;

it outputs nothing.

How can i get status value ?

• Manmohan: Please try to convert it in array using json_decode($response_array)
• Thamilhan: First, the response is not well formatted

Answer 1

You have got bad quotes in your JSON string, try to edit string to this:

$response_array= '{"status": "false","description": "5100|4567897845"}';

Then you can use json_decode() function, like:

$response_array = json_decode('{"status": "false","description": "5100|4567897845"}');
echo $response_array->status;

Answer 2

Please use json_decode which is used to decode a JSON formatted string. Hence, it is always advisable for string elements in a JSON pair to be enclosed within double qoutes. Hence, please format the response array in said format. Then you could simple use json_decode and access respective Key Value Pair.

$response_array= '{"status": "false","description": "5100|4567897845"}';
$obj = json_decode( $response_array);
echo $obj->description;

Hope this helps.

• Nirali Joshi: how can i add double quote to each parameter of response ?
• B V Raman: @NiraliJoshi you've to manually add double qoutes. According to JSON, all string must be surounded by double qoutes, otherwise, it might treat it as a variable and result in error.
• B V Raman: @NiraliJoshi where are you getting the response from?
• Nirali Joshi: response is from i-tel switch api. they decline to accept that their response data is not in proper json format
• B V Raman: @NiraliJoshi Try this code on the response before using json_decode (). $json = preg_replace('/([{,])(\s*)([A-Za-z0-9_\-]+?)\s*:/','1ドル"3ドル":',$json)

Answer 3

for php return json value is a simple string you need to decode them using json_decode

$response = json_decode($response_array);

if it returns as an object you can access using $response->status or if it's an array then you can access like $response['status']

For it to be returned as an array, the second parameter in json_decode has to be set to true.

$response = json_decode($response_array, true);