curl some-api-returning-json.local | php -r '$o="";while($l=fgets(STDIN))$o.=$l;print_r(json_decode($o,1));' % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 135 0 135 0 0 4061 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 4090 Array ( [api] => someAPI [version] => 1.0.0 [tagline] => Whatever )