Convert unirest to curl

Question

I want to use jsonWhois api but it makes the server request using Unirest, which looks like it's no longer maintained and I would prefer to use curl anyway.

How can I convert this code to use Curl instead??

$response = Unirest\Request::get("https://jsonwhois.com/api/v1/whois", 

   array(
    "Accept" => "application/json",
    "Authorization" => "Token token=<Api Key>"
   ),

   array(
       "domain" => "google.com"
   )

);

$data = $response->body; // Parsed body

I've tried curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://jsonwhois.com/api/v1/whois?token=123456&domain=google.com');, but it says HTTP Token: access denied.

Looking at the original code, it seems like the token needs to be sent in the header and not as a query param. — M. Eriksson, Dec 09 '17 at 17:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '17 at 17:47

You can actually use Postman app for something like this. I use it all the time and it works great.

You can simply enter the request into it:

And then simply click on "Code" (top right corner) and go to "PHP" -> "cURL". It will show you the exact code that you have to write to make that request using cURL:

I have no idea what jsonwhois is but, if everything is set up correctly, it should work.

Convert unirest to curl

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