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Karen Shahmuradyan
Karen Shahmuradyan

Reputation: 5

Issues with Sending Multi-Dimensional Array Data in Laravel Request Using put Method

I'm working with Laravel and trying to send a PUT request to an API with the following code:

$client->put('api_nginx/v1/countries/' . $id . '/update', [
    'json' => $request->all(),
]);

The data being sent in the request ($request->all()) is as follows:

{
  "country_iso2": [
    "US",
    "NL"
  ],
  "url": [
    "https://example.com",
    "https://example.com"
  ],
  "wager": [
    null,
    null
  ],
  "minimum_withdrawal_time": [
    null,
    null
  ],
  "maximum_withdrawal_time": [
    null,
    null
  ],
  "payment_type_ids": [
    [
      "1",
      "3",
      "4"
    ],
    [
      "1",
      "2",
      "4",
      "5"
    ]
  ]
}

However, I am facing an issue where the payment_type_ids field is not being sent when the request is made. I believe the issue is due to the payment_type_ids being a multi-dimensional array. Interestingly, the request works perfectly when I use Postman.

Could someone please help explain why the multi-dimensional array is causing issues with the Laravel HTTP client and how I can fix it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 40

Answers (2)

Ridwan Kasim
Ridwan Kasim

Reputation: 229

You need to encode the request parameter for Laravel to be able to handle it correctly. Also, send the request as a body not json

Upvotes: 0

Oluwasegun Ige
Oluwasegun Ige

Reputation: 54

The problem happens because the Laravel HTTP client (Http::put) automatically converts the data you send into JSON format. When you include a multi-dimensional array like payment_type_ids, Laravel relies on PHP's json_encode() function to handle the conversion.

To ensure that the data is properly formatted and sent as expected, explicitly encode the data as JSON and specify the Content-Type header

$client->put('api_nginx/v1/countries/' . $id . '/update', [
    'headers' => [
        'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    ],
    'body' => json_encode($request->all()),
]);

Points to take away

  1. Explicit Encoding: Use json_encode() to ensure the nested arrays are encoded correctly.
  2. Headers: Set the Content-Type header to application/json to inform the server about the data format.
  3. Body Parameter: Pass the JSON-encoded data as the body parameter instead of json. Using json automatically encodes the data, but explicit encoding with body gives you more control.

Upvotes: 1

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