Rails: Fetch JSON Data from Remote URL / API Call

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i am trying to fetch a json data in my rails app from a url. how to make this api call.

 {
  "name": "MagicList",
  "count": 20,
  "frequency": "realtime",
  "version": 5,
  "newdata": true,
  "lastrunstatus": "success",
  "lastsuccess": "Sat Apr 26 2014 14:34:40 GMT+0000 (UTC)",
  "results": {
    "collection1": [
      {
        "Title": {
          "href": "http://www.magicbricks.com/propertyDetails/2-BHK-746-Sq-ft-Multistorey-Apartment-FOR-Sale-Sector-79-in-Gurgaon&id=C0gt4k2Fa9tzpSvf+uAgZw==",
          "text": "2 BHK Multistorey Apartment in Sector-79"
        },
        "Price": "37.99 Lac(s)",
        "Rate": "5,092",
        "Size": "746 Sq-ft",
        "Project Name": "",
        "New_Resale": "New Property"
      },
      {
        "Title": {
          "href": "http://www.magicbricks.com/propertyDetails/2-BHK-1050-Sq-ft-Multistorey-Apartment-FOR-Sale-Sector-68-in-Gurgaon&id=M5jckQCuJaBzpSvf+uAgZw==",
          "text": "2 BHK Multistorey Apartment in Sector-68"
        },
        "Price": "57.50 Lac(s)",
        "Rate": "5,476",
        "Size": "1050 Sq-ft",
        "Project Name": "Project: Pareena Sec68",
        "New_Resale": "New Property"
      },
      {
        "Title": {
          "href": "http://www.magicbricks.com/propertyDetails/3-BHK-1875-Sq-ft-Multistorey-Apartment-FOR-Sale-Sector-37C-in-Gurgaon&id=gw8zjmcA/b1zpSvf+uAgZw==",
          "text": "3 BHK Multistorey Apartment in Sector-37C"
        },
        "Price": "60.0 Lac(s)\nOnwards",
        "Rate": "3,200",
        "Size": "1875 Sq-ft",
        "Project Name": "Project: Spire Greens",
        "New_Resale": "Resale"
      }
     }
   }

dont know how it can be achieved, which gem should be used.

Carlos Forero · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-27 05:07:16Z

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Using 'open-uri'

url = "http://..."
data = JSON.parse(open(url).read)

Or using 'net'

require "net/http"

url = "http://..."
resp = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(url))
data = JSON.parse(resp.body)

edited Apr 27, 2014 at 5:07

answered Apr 27, 2014 at 4:50

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Blair Anderson · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-04 17:31:07Z

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Yes you can easily use builtin stuff:

uri = "https://yourapithinkg.com/list?api_key=#{ENV.fetch('API_KEY')}"
result = JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse(uri)))

Most people like to load in other libraries but its not really worth it.

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James Duffy · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-27 04:41:50Z

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This is not an answer to your question, but stack overflow won't let me post a comment without 50 reputation.

You may want to edit your API key out of your question, since it's the equivalent of your password for using their API services.

answered Apr 27, 2014 at 4:41

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