How get response from podio api in format json or array but not object?

Question

How get response from podio api in format json or array but not object? I use podio-php ( https://github.com/podio/podio-php )

My Code

    Podio::setup(CLIENT_ID_PODIO, CLIENT_SECRET_PODIO);
    $oauth = Podio::is_authenticated(); 
    Podio::authenticate_with_app(111111, 
              'bergbttyjra74d5afgrfhgrh781e70');
    //$items = PodioItem::filter(111111);
    $item = PodioItem::filter(111111, array(
        'filters' => array(
            'created_on' => array(
                "from" => "2017-10-09 00:00:00",
                "to" => "2017-10-19 23:59:59"
            )
        ),
    ));
   // print_r($item);// output object
 // how next ?

Answer 1

Let's assume you really need a JSON or array for some other reasons than "I don't know what to do with an object" . So for JSON just use the as_json() function. And to get an array just typecast an object .

So:

 $json = $item->as_json(); // converts to json
 $array = (array) $item;   // converts to array

But @ceejayoz is right in the comments above: object itself is fine, just RTFM :)