do {
    $content = make_get_request($url_reports);
    $tries--;
} while ($content == "[]" && $tries > 0);

print $content."\n";
print "check:".($content == "[]")."\n";

if ("$content" == "[]") {
    print "Failed to report.\n";
} else {
    print "Successfully reported.\n";
}

sub make_get_request {
   # Builds cmd for checking in API

   return `$cmd`;
}

##</code><code>##

[{"_id":"123125125","files":6,"user":"abcasda","timestamp":1571685134,"runtime":3,"run_name":"checking"}]
check:1
Failed to report.
Successfully reported.