private function call($apiUrl)
{
// Initiate the REST call via curl
$ch = \curl_init($apiUrl);
// Set the HTTP method to GET
\curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
// Don't return headers
\curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);
// Return data after call is made
\curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
// Execute the REST call
$response = \curl_exec($ch);
$array = \json_decode($response, true);
// Close the connection
\curl_close($ch);
return $array;
}