How do I grab a specific entry based on one value from array?

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    I've been trying to scrape json data from a remote URL (another site from a game) and I can't seem to figure this bit out

    The json data is structured like

    TotalPoints
    TotalGroups
    GroupStandings
    --RANK -> 1
    --POINTS ->123,123,120
    --GroupName ->AlphaDogs
    --GroupID -> 12348

    --RANK -> 2
    --POINTS -> 123,120
    --GroupName ->OmegaDogs
    --GroupID -> 40534

    I need to grab the entire entry from 'Rank' to 'GroupName' based on the group ID I enter into my script.
    Can anyone help me or guide me?

    Been going crazy over this. I want to do this with just php but if I can't do i need to look into javascript or json?
     
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    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    rebelagent Well-Known Member

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    sorry meant to say that I converted the json to an array. But I'm also able to just define some parts to get exactly what I need without making it an array.

    I figured more people are familiar with arrays and so I'd be able to get a faster answer if I said Array in the title and displayed my data as an array.


    I can grab GroupStandings and list them as an array or list just 1 according to the number it is in the array [0] [1] [2] but this will always change in the json data so I need to be able to grab the data via a value like the GroupName or GroupID and desplay the entire entry for just one group.
     
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