taxize (version 0.1.5)

eol_search: Search for terms in EOL database.

Description

Search for terms in EOL database.

Usage

eol_search(terms, page = 1, exact = NULL,
    filter_tid = NULL, filter_heid = NULL,
    filter_by_string = NULL, cache_ttl = NULL, key = NULL,
    callopts = list())

Arguments

terms

search terms (character)

page

A maximum of 30 results are returned per page. This parameter allows you to fetch more pages of results if there are more than 30 matches (Default 1)

exact

Will find taxon pages if the preferred name or any synonym or common name exactly matches the search term.

filter_tid

Given an EOL page ID, search results will be limited to members of that taxonomic group

filter_heid

Given a Hierarchy Entry ID, search results will be limited to members of that taxonomic group

filter_by_string

Given a search term, an exact search will be made and that matching page will be used as the taxonomic group against which to filter search results

cache_ttl

The number of seconds you wish to have the response cached.

key

Your EOL API key; loads from .Rprofile.

callopts

Further args passed on to GET.

Value

• JSON list object, or data.frame.

Details

It's possible to return JSON or XML with the EOL API. However, this function only returns JSON for now.

Examples

eol_search('Homo')
eol_search(terms='Salix')
eol_search(terms='Ursus americanus luteolus')