The array
$VAR1 = [
          {
            'name' => '12345678',
            'id' => '1234'
          },
          {
            'name' => '87654321',
            'id' => '8765'
          }
        ];
The first element
$VAR1 = {
          'name' => '12345678',
          'id' => '1234'
        };
The first element another way
$VAR1 = [
          {
            'name' => '12345678',
            'id' => '1234'
          },
          {
            'name' => '87654321',
            'id' => '8765'
          }
        ];