[FIXED] How would I parse JSON in Ruby to give me specific output

Issue

So I'm trying to make in Ruby so that it "Idk how to express myself" parse JSON from this API so the output is:

{"infected"=>19334, "deceased"=>429, "recovered"=>14047, "tested"=>515395, "tested24hours"=>8393, "infected24hours"=>351, "deceased24hours"=>11, "sourceUrl"=>"https://covid19.rs/homepage-english/", "lastUpdatedAtApify"=>"2020-07-15T14:00:00.000Z", "readMe"=>"https://apify.com/krakorj/covid-serbia"}

and I would like it to only show for example "infected"=>19334, as number 19334

I'm new to Ruby programming I'm still learning it since it's COVID pandemic and lockdown I have more of free time and it kinda makes sense to make something related to it.

This is what I've done so far:

require 'httparty'
require 'json'

url = 'https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/aHENGKUPUhKlX97aL/records/LATEST?disableRedirect=true'
response = HTTParty.get(url)
re = response.parsed_response
puts re

Solution

Sure, you do it like this:

re["infected"]
 => 19334 

HTTPParty parsed response returns a hash, so you access the value by the key. If the key is a "string", you access using a "string". If they key is a :symbol, you access with a :symbol.

Answered By - benjessop

Answer Checked By - Candace Johnson (PHPFixing Volunteer)