Trying to print a specific part from a json url [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to grab the "price" of Bitcoin using the script below. Essentially it visits the coinmarketcap api and prints out the price of bitcoin. However, I am unsure as to what this error means or how I can fix it

My code

<?php
$url = "https://api.coinmarketcap.com/v2/ticker/";

$contents = file_get_contents($url);
$decode_content = json_decode($contents);

$myprice = $decode_content->data->1->name;

echo "Price: " . $myprice;

?>

Error msg

Fatal error: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array

maio290 · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-05 12:08:54Z

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json_decode has an optional parameter bool $assoc:

When TRUE, returned objects will be converted into associative arrays.

-> http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php

answered Oct 5, 2018 at 12:08

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E3Im Over a year ago

In addition to this comment: It will return the object as a array so you have to access it like: $decode_content['data']['1']['name']; instead of $decode_content->data->1->name

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