Convert string to object or array in PHP

I think that for your case, we can keep the JSON directly, since when passing TRUE the original object is reconverted to array. We would then be talking about a second unnecessary conversion .

Also, the code is written in a more elegant way (in my opinion):

$string ='{
 "status":"success",
 "Data":
    {
    "RazonSocial":"Ferreteria Perez",
    "RFC":"XAXX010101006",
    "Calle":"Av.Juarez",
    "Numero":"1234",
    "Interior":"",
    "Colonia":"Centro",
    "CodigoPostal":"44640",
    "Ciudad":"Guadalajara",
    "Delegacion":"Guadalajara",
    "Estado":"Jalisco",
    "Pais":"M\u00e9xico",
    "Contacto":{
          "Nombre":"Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n",
          "Apellidos":"P\u00e9rezL\u00f3pez",
          "Email":"[email protected]",
          "Email2":"",
          "Email3":"",
          "Telefono":"33 3877 0000"
    },
    "UID":"5bbecdf98df8c",
    "cfdis":0,
    "cuentas_banco":[]
  }
}';


$json = json_decode($string);
echo $json->status;
echo $json->Data->UID;

Exit:

success
5bbecdf98df8c

A Pais ( Pais":"M\u00e9xico", ) is missing a " at the beginning to be a correct json.

Use json_decode :

<?php
 $string ='{
 "status":"success",
 "Data":
    {
    "RazonSocial":"Ferreteria Perez",
    "RFC":"XAXX010101006",
    "Calle":"Av.Juarez",
    "Numero":"1234",
    "Interior":"",
    "Colonia":"Centro",
    "CodigoPostal":"44640",
    "Ciudad":"Guadalajara",
    "Delegacion":"Guadalajara",
    "Estado":"Jalisco",
    "Pais":"M\u00e9xico",
    "Contacto":{
          "Nombre":"Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n",
          "Apellidos":"P\u00e9rezL\u00f3pez",
          "Email":"[email protected]",
          "Email2":"",
          "Email3":"",
          "Telefono":"33 3877 0000"
    },
    "UID":"5bbecdf98df8c",
    "cfdis":0,
    "cuentas_banco":[]
  }
}';


$array = json_decode($string, true);
var_dump($array['status'],$array['Data']['UID']);

Exit:

string(7) "success"
string(13) "5bbecdf98df8c"

The true as the second parameter decodes it as an array, otherwise it gives you an object.