Mashape API PHP - No Data Displayed?

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I am having trouble getting any data out of a mashape API, I have made the UNIREST POST but I am unable to echo the data back to myself, this is what the call should return;

{
 "result": {
"name": "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim",
"score": "92",
"rlsdate": "2011-11-11",
"genre": "Role-Playing",
"rating": "M",
"platform": "PlayStation 3",
"publisher": "Bethesda Softworks",
"developer": "Bethesda Game Studios",
"url": "http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim"
}
}

And my code...

require_once 'MYDIR/mashape/unirest-php/lib/Unirest.php';

$response = Unirest::post(
"https://byroredux-metacritic.p.mashape.com/find/game",
array(
 "X-Mashape-Authorization" => "MY API AUTH CODE"
),
array(
"title" => "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim",
"platform" => undefined
)
);

echo "$response->body->name";
?>

Can anyone suggest how I can get it to echo the "name".

Any help would be appreciated :)

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Nijikokun On BEST ANSWER

It appears the way you are trying to display the body is preventing you from seeing an error in the response telling you that the property platform is required to be a number.

Try using json_encode($response->body) instead to see the full response:

<?php

require_once 'lib/Unirest.php';

$response = Unirest::post(
  "https://byroredux-metacritic.p.mashape.com/find/game",

  array(
    "X-Mashape-Authorization" => "-- your authorization key goes here --"
  ),

  array(
    "title" => "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim",
    "platform" => 1 # try placing undefined here.
  )
);

echo json_encode($response->body);

?>

Once you've gotten the response you can then use $response->body->result->name:

$result = $response->body->result;
echo "{$result->name} has a score of [{$result->score}]";