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<?php $json = '{ "$total": 5, "$page": 1, "$next": null, "$back": null, "$itemsPerPage": 20, "$items": [{ "id": "763bd4081dc911e797950a57719b2edb", "displayed_as": "HMRC Reclaimed (HMRC Rec)", "$path": "\/contacts\/763bd4081dc911e797950a57719b2edb" }, { "id": "764ac2e01dc911e797950a57719b2edb", "displayed_as": "HMRC Payments (HMRC Pay)", "$path": "\/contacts\/764ac2e01dc911e797950a57719b2edb" }, { "id": "062b3f79261811e797950a57719b2edb", "displayed_as": "The Texaco Garage", "$path": "\/contacts\/062b3f79261811e797950a57719b2edb" } ] }'; $jsonParsed = json_decode($json, true); var_dump($jsonParsed['$items'][0]['displayed_as']);