Fetch JSON Data from URL in Python Using Requests

• In this tutorial, we will learn how to fetch JSON data from a URL in Python using the Requests library.
• It involves making an HTTP request to the URL, checking the response status code and parsing the JSON content into a python object using response.json().
• This process allows you to interact with API’s or web applications

Fetch JSON Data from URL in Python Using Requests

Here is a step-by-step explanation:

1.Install the requests Library:

Before using the requests library, ensure it is installed .Use the following command in terminal to install it:

  pip install requests

2.Import the requests Library :

Import the requests library at the beginning of your script.

import requests

3.Specify the URL:

Decide on the URL that provides the JSON data to fetch. For example,

url = "https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random"

4.Make a GET Request:

Use the requests.get() method to make an HTTP GET request to the URL. This sends a request to the server and gets a response.

response = requests.get(url)

5.Check the Response Status Code:

Check if the status code indicates success (200). if it is not 200, there may be an issue with the request or server.

if response.status_code == 200:

    print("request was successful!")

else:

    print(f"Error: Request failed with status code {response.status_code}")

6.Parse the JSON Data:

If the request is successful, use the response.json() method to parse the JSON data from the response into a python dictionary.

data = response.json()

print(data)

Complete Code :

import requests
#Define URL 
url = "https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random" #Dog CEO's Dog API URL
#Make a GET request to the URL
response = request.get(url)
# Check if the request was successful
if response.status_code == 200:
    data=response.json()
    print(data)
else:
    print(f"Error:Request failed with status code {response.status_code}")

Output:

{'message': 'https://images.dog.ceo/breeds/terrier-irish/n02093991_287.jpg', 'status': 'success'}