Petfinder is an online, searchable database of animals who need homes. This PHP Client Library helps developers build applications using the Petfinder.com API.
- You want to build a website or application using Petfinder.com data
- This library has been used to build actual applications, namely CuteAdoptablePets.com
- Download Petfinder.php
- Get a developer API key from http://www.petfinder.com/developers/api-key
- Save this PHP code and run it:
Get a random pet's basic info
// Set $apiKey to your API key string.
// Both XML and JSON responses are available
include('Petfinder.php');
$pf = new Petfinder(PETFINDER_API_KEY);
$pf->setResponseFormat('json');
$petJson = $pf->pet_getRandom(array('output'=>'basic'));
$pet = json_decode($petJson, TRUE);
print_r($pet);