Parse Data from JSON URL

Question

I'm trying to get data onto my website by parsing data from a JSON format. The URL is http://api.bfhstats.com/api/onlinePlayers and I'm trying to output for example the currently players online on PC.

Here's the current code I have:

<?$json = file_get_contents("http://api.bfhstats.com/api/onlinePlayers");
$data = json_decode($jsondata, true);
echo $data->pc->peak24;?>

I thought this would work, however it's not displaying anything. I am very new to parsing JSON data so if someone could explain what I'm doing wrong that would be brilliant.

See one error in your code: $json and $jsondata

D3F
– D3F

2015-03-25 20:51:16 +00:00
Commented Mar 25, 2015 at 20:51 — D3F
– D3F, Commented Mar 25, 2015 at 20:51

kiks73 · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-25 21:05:19Z

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You are missing the foreach cycle to fetch the two dimensional array $data:

<?php
$json = file_get_contents("http://api.bfhstats.com/api/onlinePlayers");
$data=array();
$data = json_decode($json, true);
//print_r ($data);
foreach ($data as $pc) { 
    echo $pc["peak24"]."<br>";
}
?>

Check the $json and $jsondata that have different name but should be the same.

answered Mar 25, 2015 at 21:05

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dudeman · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-25 20:50:46Z

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change:

$data = json_decode($jsondata, true);

to

$data = json_decode($json, true);

Also, json_decode returns an array so use:

echo $data['pc']['peak24'];

to access the data.

answered Mar 25, 2015 at 20:50

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Mathew Tinsley Over a year ago

Just to clarify, json_decode returns an associative array when the second parameter is set to true. If he changes it to false (or leaves it as default) he can use his existing code.

Stewartps Over a year ago

Changed it now, however nothing is displaying. I think it's the format of which i've called the json objects. Thanks for the fast response

Rakesh Guha · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-25 20:50:54Z

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You first call the variable $json but then use $jsondata in json_decode.

answered Mar 25, 2015 at 20:50

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