getWebServiceData {dataRetrieval} | R Documentation |
Function to return data from web services
Description
This function accepts a url parameter, and returns the raw data.
Usage
getWebServiceData(obs_url, ...)
Arguments
obs_url |
character containing the url for the retrieval |
... |
information to pass to header request |
Details
To add a custom user agent, create an environmental variable: CUSTOM_DR_UA
Value
Returns xml, json, or text depending on the requested data.
Examples
siteNumber <- "02177000"
startDate <- "2012-09-01"
endDate <- "2012-10-01"
offering <- "00003"
property <- "00060"
obs_url <- constructNWISURL(siteNumber, property, startDate, endDate, "dv")
rawData <- getWebServiceData(obs_url)
[Package dataRetrieval version 2.7.18 Index]