PHP: How to send cURL request using GET?

Question

I am using cURL for an API call, below is my code:

$data = array(
            'r'                          =>  'create',
            '_object'                    =>  'Question',
            '_api_key'                   =>  '........',
            '_user_id'                   =>  $creator_id,
            '_subtype_id'                =>  $type_id,
            '_subtopic_id'               =>  $subtopic_id,
            '_title'                     =>  $title,
            '_description'               =>  $description,             
            '_encoded_xml'               =>  $main_xml
        );
     
        $ch = curl_init();

        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,"http://urlhere/v1/resources/objects");
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,$data);

        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);    
        $server_output = curl_exec($ch);    
        curl_close ($ch);
        print_r($server_output);

I want these parameters to be sent as GET request instead of POST, how can I do that pls advise

Does this answer your question? Curl GET request with json parameter — Justinas
– Justinas, Commented Dec 22, 2020 at 15:47

SH_ · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-17 23:16:54Z

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CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS is for the body (payload) of a POST request. For GET requests, the payload is part of the URL.

You just need to construct the URL with the arguments you need to send (if any), and remove the other options to cURL.


$data = array(
            'r'             =>  'create',
            '_object'       =>  'Question',
            '_api_key'      =>  '........',
            '_user_id'      =>  $creator_id,
            '_subtype_id'   =>  $type_id,
            '_subtopic_id'  =>  $subtopic_id,
            '_title'        =>  $title,
            '_description'  =>  $description,             
            '_encoded_xml'  =>  $main_xml
        );


        $send_data = http_build_query($data);
     
        $ch = curl_init();

        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,"http://urlhere/v1/resources/objects?" . $send_data);
        // curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
        // curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,$data);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);    
        
        $server_output = curl_exec($ch);    
        curl_close ($ch);
        print_r($server_output);

edited Jul 17, 2023 at 23:16

answered Dec 22, 2020 at 15:52

SH_

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2 Comments

Sikander Nawaz Over a year ago

i am sending $data array to the server as get request so should i add ?iitem= itemval , like this in url ?

SH_ Over a year ago

Ah yes... add something like this... $send_data = http_build_query($data); adding it to your URL, I've updated the code in the answer.

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