Consuming an API and getting the response

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I’m sorry for the pretty newbie question (but that’s what I am), but I wonder it there is a guide or something easy documented about how to consume a webservice and getting the response (json format).

I need to call this webservice and navigate throught the returned json file.

Thanks in advance

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Eg:

$request = Remote::get('https://api.song.link/v1-alpha.1/links?url=spotify%3Atrack%3A0Jcij1eWd5bDMU5iPbxe2i&userCountry=US');
$results = null;
if ($request->code() === 200) {
  $results = json_decode($request->content, true);
}
dump($results);
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Thank you. I checked the kirby site before asking here on this forum, but it seems I searched for the wrong terms :frowning:

Now I’m able to consume the API. I’d like to save the result instead of getting the result every time. Is it savy to save the result as a serialized array using a hidden field type?

4

Yes, you can do that, or store the json string

5

Store the json as an atteched file? Just like if it was an image?

6

That would be an option, but you might as well store it in the content file. Or store it in the cache, depending on use case

7

ok. thank you.