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Im working with an API. With an array i gather data and then i send it to the software i'm working with. Like this:
$pers_payload = array(
'gender' => 'Unknown', //or Male / Female
'first_name' => $_POST['billing_first_name'],
'family_name' => $_POST ['billing_last_name'],
'email' => $_POST['billing_email'],
'linked_as_contact_to_organization' => array(
array(
'organization_id' => $organization_id, // add the person as a contact to the newly created organization
'work_email' => $_POST['billing_email'],
'work_phone' => $_POST['billing_phone']
)
),
'visiting_address' => array(
'country_code' => 'NL'
), // can be extented with other address data
'postal_address' => array(
'country_code' => $_POST['billing_country']
) // can be extented with other address data
);
Then i send it like this
// add the person to CRM
$person = $SimplicateApi->makeApiCall('POST','/crm/person',json_encode($pers_payload));
When i do a GET call instead of POST like this:
$tet = $SimplicateApi->makeApiCall('GET','/crm/person?q[first_name]=Kevin1');
and then var_dump($tet);
I believe it returns a so called multi dimensional array:
array(3) {
["data"] => array(2) {
[0] => array(11) {
["id"] => string(39)
"person:067af3bd2045824e62ac579e634623b8" ["interests"] => array(1) {
[0] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:f278f47e6e9d48b8" ["name"] => string(19)
"Actief in Duitsland"
}
}["simplicate_url"] => string(51)
"https://emark.simplicate.nl/crm/person/view?id=3552" ["avatar"] => array(2) {
["initials"] => string(2)
"Kt" ["color"] => string(7)
"#03e084"
}["linked_as_contact_to_organization"] => array(1) {
[0] => array(7) {
["id"] => string(46)
"contactperson:0f16f418f1845749c79bebf9e1e753e5" ["organization_id"] => string(45)
"organization:8632b86ba41637262e0871767f96f43e" ["name"] => string(9)
"testing12" ["work_email"] => string(24)
"[email protected]" ["work_phone"] => string(8)
"06269684" ["work_mobile"] => string(8)
"06269684" ["interests"] => array(16) {
[0] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:456e8b19c0079647" ["name"] => string(11)
"Twinkle 100"
}[1] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:a70e69b83382e85a" ["name"] => string(17)
"Bekend merk in NL"
}[2] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:ce50f1b5593ac180" ["name"] => string(15)
"Cross Border 30"
}[3] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:f40eca1b281969d6" ["name"] => string(20)
"Meerdere vestigingen"
}[4] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:7435d7409a07cefb" ["name"] => string(26)
"Meer dan 100k in Duitsland"
}[5] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:cc072cea856ea23a" ["name"] => string(17)
"B2B leadgeneratie"
}[6] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:f278f47e6e9d48b8" ["name"] => string(19)
"Actief in Duitsland"
}[7] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:9bbeb23d17283595" ["name"] => string(10)
"Exporteert"
}[8] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:97ed988af66b1abc" ["name"] => string(8)
"Debiteur"
}[9] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:3e31ffca2394bc38e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(9)
"Marketing"
}[10] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:706fa5fa92c56081e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(6)
"Amazon"
}[11] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:05f1a5da1c4c7df2e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(3)
"Jur"
}[12] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:477554ee16a0c738e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(11)
"Vertalingen"
}[13] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:f5f1b7512245a3b5e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(5)
"Adres"
}[14] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:d1123dfaa0073c82e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(4)
"GmbH"
}[15] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:7d3458131ea89afbe1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(3)
"Web"
}
}
}
}["gender"] => string(7)
"Unknown" ["first_name"] => string(6)
"Kevin1" ["family_name"] => string(7)
"testing" ["full_name"] => string(14)
"Kevin1 testing" ["email"] => string(24)
"[email protected]" ["phone"] => string(8)
"06269684"
}[1] => array(11) {
["id"] => string(39)
"person:067af3bd2045824ea8c16e7ea0baf9d6" ["interests"] => array(1) {
[0] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:f278f47e6e9d48b8" ["name"] => string(19)
"Actief in Duitsland"
}
}["simplicate_url"] => string(51)
"https://emark.simplicate.nl/crm/person/view?id=3553" ["avatar"] => array(2) {
["initials"] => string(2)
"Kt" ["color"] => string(7)
"#dce1f3"
}["linked_as_contact_to_organization"] => array(1) {
[0] => array(7) {
["id"] => string(46)
"contactperson:f48fdcaaff0211e728a2e4ccf197900b" ["organization_id"] => string(45)
"organization:8632b86ba41637262e0871767f96f43e" ["name"] => string(9)
"testing12" ["work_email"] => string(24)
"[email protected]" ["work_phone"] => string(8)
"06269684" ["work_mobile"] => string(8)
"06269684" ["interests"] => array(16) {
[0] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:456e8b19c0079647" ["name"] => string(11)
"Twinkle 100"
}[1] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:a70e69b83382e85a" ["name"] => string(17)
"Bekend merk in NL"
}[2] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:ce50f1b5593ac180" ["name"] => string(15)
"Cross Border 30"
}[3] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:f40eca1b281969d6" ["name"] => string(20)
"Meerdere vestigingen"
}[4] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:7435d7409a07cefb" ["name"] => string(26)
"Meer dan 100k in Duitsland"
}[5] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:cc072cea856ea23a" ["name"] => string(17)
"B2B leadgeneratie"
}[6] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:f278f47e6e9d48b8" ["name"] => string(19)
"Actief in Duitsland"
}[7] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:9bbeb23d17283595" ["name"] => string(10)
"Exporteert"
}[8] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(25)
"interest:97ed988af66b1abc" ["name"] => string(8)
"Debiteur"
}[9] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:3e31ffca2394bc38e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(9)
"Marketing"
}[10] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:706fa5fa92c56081e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(6)
"Amazon"
}[11] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:05f1a5da1c4c7df2e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(3)
"Jur"
}[12] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:477554ee16a0c738e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(11)
"Vertalingen"
}[13] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:f5f1b7512245a3b5e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(5)
"Adres"
}[14] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:d1123dfaa0073c82e1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(4)
"GmbH"
}[15] => array(3) {
["value"] => bool(false)["id"] => string(41)
"interest:7d3458131ea89afbe1bb3149bee8b668" ["name"] => string(3)
"Web"
}
}
}
}["gender"] => string(7)
"Unknown" ["first_name"] => string(6)
"Kevin1" ["family_name"] => string(7)
"testing" ["full_name"] => string(14)
"Kevin1 testing" ["email"] => string(24)
"[email protected]" ["phone"] => string(8)
"06269684"
}
}["errors"] => NULL["debug"] => NULL
}
My problem is i dont want to make the POST request if the array key first_name exists inside $tet
My attempts:
$pers_payload = array(
'gender' => 'Unknown', //or Male / Female
'first_name' => $_POST['billing_first_name'],
'family_name' => $_POST ['billing_last_name'],
'email' => $_POST['billing_email'],
'linked_as_contact_to_organization' => array(
array(
'organization_id' => $organization_id, // add the person as a contact to the newly created organization
'work_email' => $_POST['billing_email'],
'work_phone' => $_POST['billing_phone']
)
),
'visiting_address' => array(
'country_code' => 'NL'
), // can be extented with other address data
'postal_address' => array(
'country_code' => $_POST['billing_country']
) // can be extented with other address data
);
// add the person to CRM
$tet = $SimplicateApi->makeApiCall('GET','/crm/person?q[first_name]=Kevin1');
foreach ($tet['data'] as $data) {
if (array_key_exists('first_name', $data)) {
echo "found key 'first_name' with value '" . $data['first_name'] . "'\n";
} else {
// perform your post request
$person = $SimplicateApi->makeApiCall('POST','/crm/person',json_encode($pers_payload));
}
}
582
You pick the data element from the outer array ($tet['data']) and iterate over its members. In each you check if the key you are looking for exists using either the isset() or the array_key_exists() function:
foreach ($tet['data'] as $data) {
if (array_key_exists('first_name', $data)) {
echo "found key 'first_name' with value '" . $data['first_name'] . "'\n";
} else {
// perform your post request
}
}
If the array is really big and you want to keep memory consumption low so that the code scales well you can prevent copying of the data by only iterating over the array keys, not the complex values:
foreach (array_keys($tet['data']) as $key) {
if (array_key_exists('first_name', $tet['data'][$key])) {
echo "found key 'first_name' with value '" . $tet['data'][$key]['first_name'] . "'\n";
} else {
// perform your post request
}
}
Based on your additional comments here it turned out that your actual question is a different one. It probably is enough to add a simple case insensitive string comparison though:
foreach (array_keys($tet['data']) as $key) {
if ( array_key_exists('first_name', $tet['data'][$key])
&& (strcasecmp($tet['data'][$key]['first_name'], 'Kevin1') == 0) ) {
echo "found key 'first_name' with value '" . $tet['data'][$key]['first_name'] . "'\n";
} else {
// perform your post request
}
}
You can use array_key_exists function
if (array_key_exists('first_name', $pers_payload)) {
echo 'Can not perform this task';
}else{
$person = $SimplicateApi->makeApiCall('POST','/crm/person',json_encode($pers_payload));
}
answered Feb 25 '26 10:02
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