# OAuth::fetch

(PECL OAuth >= 0.99.1)

OAuth::fetch — Fetch an OAuth protected resource

### Description

public OAuth::fetch ( string `$protected_resource_url` [, array `$extra_parameters` [, string `$http_method` [, array `$http_headers` ]]] ) : mixed

Fetch a resource.

### Parameters

`protected_resource_url`

  URL to the OAuth protected resource.

`extra_parameters`

  Extra parameters to send with the request for the resource.

`http_method`

  One of the `OAUTH_HTTP_METHOD_*` OAUTH constants, which includes GET, POST, PUT, HEAD, or DELETE.

  HEAD (`OAUTH_HTTP_METHOD_HEAD`) can be useful for discovering information prior to the request (if OAuth credentials are in the Authorization header).

`http_headers`

  HTTP client headers (such as User-Agent, Accept, etc.)

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
1.0.0 | Previously returned `NULL` on failure, instead of `FALSE`.
0.99.5 | The `http_method` parameter was added
0.99.8 | The `http_headers` parameter was added

### Examples

Example #1 OAuth::fetch() example

`<?php
try {
$oauth = new OAuth("consumer_key","consumer_secret",OAUTH_SIG_METHOD_HMACSHA1,OAUTH_AUTH_TYPE_AUTHORIZATION);
$oauth->setToken("access_token","access_token_secret");
$oauth->fetch("http://photos.example.net/photo?file=vacation.jpg");
$response_info = $oauth->getLastResponseInfo();
header("Content-Type: {$response_info["content_type"]}");
echo $oauth->getLastResponse();
} catch(OAuthException $E) {
echo "Exception caught!\n";
echo "Response: ". $E->lastResponse . "\n";
}
?>`

### See Also

- OAuth::getLastResponse() - Get the last response
- OAuth::getLastResponseInfo() - Get HTTP information about the last response
- OAuth::setToken() - Sets the token and secret