Converting RapidAPI Urban Dictionary response to JSON in Android

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Hey everyone! I’m trying to use the Urban Dictionary API from RapidAPI in my Android app. I’ve got the response, but I’m stuck on how to actually use the data.

When I log the response body, I just get this weird string: okhttp3.internal.http.RealResponseBody@6e33b4c. How do I turn this into something useful like JSON or a regular string?

Here’s a snippet of my code:

UrbanDictClient client = new UrbanDictClient();
ApiRequest request = new ApiRequest.Builder()
    .setEndpoint("https://urban-dict-api.example.com/lookup")
    .addParam("word", "example")
    .addHeader("api-key", MY_API_KEY)
    .build();

ApiResponse response = client.send(request);

Log.d("DEBUG", "Response body: " + response.getBody());

The logs show that the request was successful, but I can’t figure out how to access the actual definition data. Any help would be awesome! Thanks!

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I ran into a similar issue when working with RapidAPI responses in Android. The problem is that you’re directly logging the ResponseBody object, which doesn’t give you the actual content.

To get the data, you need to read the response body. Here’s what worked for me:

String responseString = response.getBody().string();
JSONObject jsonResponse = new JSONObject(responseString);

After that, you can access the JSON data like normal. For Urban Dictionary, you’ll probably want to look for the ‘list’ array in the response, which contains the definitions.

Just remember to handle potential exceptions, especially for JSON parsing. Also, calling string() on the ResponseBody can only be done once, so if you need the data multiple times, store it in a variable.

Hope this helps you get your app working!

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hey john, i had the same problem before. try this:

String jsonString = response.getBody().string();
JSONObject json = new JSONObject(jsonString);

then u can get the definitions from json.getJSONArray(“list”). dont forget to catch exceptions. good luck with ur app!

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The issue you’re facing is common when working with HTTP responses in Android. What you’re seeing is the string representation of the ResponseBody object, not the actual content.

To extract the data, you need to read the response body content. Here’s a quick solution:

String content = response.getBody().string();

This will give you the raw string content of the response. From there, you can parse it into JSON:

JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(content);

Now you can work with the JSON data as needed. Remember to handle potential IOException and JSONException. Also, note that reading the response body can only be done once, so store the content if you need to use it multiple times.

For Urban Dictionary specifically, you’ll want to look for the ‘list’ key in the JSON, which typically contains an array of definition objects.