How can I iterate over this to get get MerchantRequestID, CheckoutRequestID, ResultCode, ResultDesc, and all the value in the ‘item’ list for instance value for PhoneNumber. Am getting this data from a callBackURl after a user makes a payment.
"Body":{
"stkCallback":{
"MerchantRequestID":"19465-780693-1",
"CheckoutRequestID":"ws_CO_27072017154747416",
"ResultCode":0,
"ResultDesc":"The service request is processed successfully.",
"CallbackMetadata":{
"Item":[
{
"Name":"Amount",
"Value":1
},
{
"Name":"MpesaReceiptNumber",
"Value":"LGR7OWQX0R"
},
{
"Name":"Balance"
},
{
"Name":"TransactionDate",
"Value":20170727154800
},
{
"Name":"PhoneNumber",
"Value":254721566839
}
]
}
}
}
}```
I want to get MerchantRequestID, CheckoutRequestID, ResultCode, ResultDesc, and all the value in the list
'item' then store them in the db.
```new_user = MpesaResponses(MerchantRequestID=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['MerchantRequestID'],
CheckoutRequestID=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['CheckoutRequestID'],
ResultCode=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['ResultCode'],
ResultDesc=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['ResultDesc'],
Amount=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']['Item'][0]
['value'],
MpesaReceiptNumber=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']
['Item'][1]['value'],
TransactionDate=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']['Item']
[3]['value'],
PhoneNumber=data[0]['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']['Item'][4]
['value'])
db.session.add(new_user)
db.session.commit()```
This is what I had tried.
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Answer
If the data is just a dictionary starting at "Body" and not a list containing a dictionary, then just remove the first [0] from each variable, then check your spelling on Value as so:
MerchantRequestID=data['Body']['stkCallback']['MerchantRequestID'] CheckoutRequestID=data['Body']['stkCallback']['CheckoutRequestID'] ResultCode=data['Body']['stkCallback']['ResultCode'] ResultDesc=data['Body']['stkCallback']['ResultDesc'] Amount=data['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']['Item'][0]['Value'] MpesaReceiptNumber=data['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']['Item'][1]['Value'] TransactionDate=data['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']['Item'][3]['Value'] PhoneNumber=data['Body']['stkCallback']['CallbackMetadata']['Item'][4]['Value']