How can PHP developers effectively troubleshoot and debug issues related to integrating APIs, like the Laut.FM API, into their websites?

To effectively troubleshoot and debug issues related to integrating APIs like the Laut.FM API into websites, PHP developers can start by checking for any error messages or logs provided by the API. They should also ensure that the API credentials are correctly configured and that the API endpoints are being called with the proper parameters. Additionally, developers can use tools like Postman or cURL to manually test API requests and responses. 

// Example code snippet for troubleshooting API integration issues
// Make sure to replace 'YOUR_API_KEY' with your actual API key

$api_url = 'https://api.laut.fm/stations';
$api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY';

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $api_url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array(
    'Authorization: Bearer ' . $api_key
));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($ch);

if($response === false){
    echo 'Error: ' . curl_error($ch);
} else {
    $decoded_response = json_decode($response, true);
    var_dump($decoded_response);
}

curl_close($ch);

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API integration Laut.FM API troubleshooting debugging PHP functions

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