Grabbing value from an API (existing code)

[Skyrider]

Originally Posted by Dave

What do you get when you var_dump or print_r the json_decoded string?

Mind sharing an example? I'm aware of those codes, just unsure if I should put it inside the entire:

$tradeban = json_decode($tradeban, 1);

Would this work?

$tradeban = var_dump(json_decode($tradeban, 1));

Still a newbie at this, learning on the go.

Forgot to mention, all these changes are within a *.PHP file, rather than a plugin. Might be good to know as well where the var is being dumped. In debug mode, under messages? Tried that with above code (if thats correct), but shows no new info in debug mode -> messages.