Symfony2 - How to perform an external Request

Question

Using Symfony2, I need to access an external API based on HTTPS.

How can I call an external URI and manage the response to \"play\" with it. For example, to render a

Answer 1

Use the HttpClient class to create the low-level HTTP client that makes requests, like the following GET request:

    use Symfony\Component\HttpClient\HttpClient;

$client = HttpClient::create();
$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/symfony-docs');

$statusCode = $response->getStatusCode();
// $statusCode = 200
$contentType = $response->getHeaders()['content-type'][0];
// $contentType = 'application/json'
$content = $response->getContent();
// $content = '{"id":521583, "name":"symfony-docs", ...}'
$content = $response->toArray();
// $content = ['id' => 521583, 'name' => 'symfony-docs', ...]

This is compatible with Symfony 5. Symfony Manual on this topic: The HttpClient Component