Print Value from JSON URL with php twitter

Question

Im trying to print values from a json file to my website. I realise there is a API system for twitter how ever for the intended purpose i dont feel its needed to apply for a twitter api and wait just for a follower count status.

im not sure why. but nothing is displayed. Is there something im missing?

Here is my current code

$json = file_get_contents('https://cdn.syndication.twimg.com/widgets/followbutton/info.json?screen_names=stackoverflow');

$data = json_decode($json,true);

$twitcount = $data['followers_count'][0];

echo "<b>";
print_r($twitcount);

Visting the url below will push a json file with basic infomation about the twitter account. https://cdn.syndication.twimg.com/widgets/followbutton/info.json?screen_names=stackoverflow

Terence Eden · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-23 06:49:58Z

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If you run var_export($data); you'll get:

array (
  0 => 
  array (
    'following' => false,
    'id' => '128700677',
    'screen_name' => 'StackOverflow',
    'name' => 'Stack Overflow',
    'protected' => false,
    'followers_count' => 55359,
    'formatted_followers_count' => '55.4K followers',
    'age_gated' => false,
  ),
)

So your code needs to be $twitcount = $data[0]['followers_count'];

answered Nov 23, 2018 at 6:49

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Mic Over a year ago

hmm, makes sence, but im still having issues. Not sure what exactly is causing this. problem for me I either get NULL or nothing at all.

Akhilesh · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-23 07:00:28Z

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correct your index

Array ( [0] => Array ( [following] => [id] => 128700677 [screen_name] => StackOverflow [name] => Stack Overflow [protected] => [followers_count] => 55358 [formatted_followers_count] => 55.4K followers [age_gated] => )

)

$twitcount = $data[0]['followers_count'];

answered Nov 23, 2018 at 7:00

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Mic Over a year ago

Still getting NULL Even if i do var_dump(json_decode($json, true));

Akhilesh Over a year ago

$json = file_get_contents('cdn.syndication.twimg.com/widgets/followbutton/…); $data = json_decode($json,true); $twitcount = $data[0]['followers_count']; echo '<pre>'; print_r($data); print_r($twitcount);

Akhilesh Over a year ago

try to use this code this will help cheers.. and make sure your json variable has data try to echo $json before decode it.

Mic Over a year ago

Thank you all the answers worked acctually. Just had some conflicts with file_get_contents Ended up going with a CURL solution to this.

Mic · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-23 08:09:40Z

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$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://cdn.syndication.twimg.com/widgets/followbutton/info.json?screen_names=stackoverflow');
$result = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);


$data = json_decode($result,true);
$twitcount = $data[0]['followers_count'];
print_r($twitcount);

All your answers where correct and great thank you

I ended up setting it up with CURL instead. Seems like iv got some issues with file_get_contents

Maybe some sort of conflict.

answered Nov 23, 2018 at 8:09

Mic

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