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rfigshare (version 0.3.6)

fs_create: Create a FigShare article (draft)

Description

Articles must be created with fs_create with essential metadata. Then you can add files with fs_upload, add categories, tags or authors with fs_add_categories or fs_add_tags fs_add_authors. Authors not registered with a FigShare id can be created with fs_create_author. You can edit the original metadata with fs_update. Finally, release the article as either private or public with fs_make_private or fs_make_public. Before creating the article, you must authenticate using fs_auth.

Usage

fs_create(title, description, type = c("dataset", "figure", "media", "poster",
  "paper", "fileset"), session = fs_get_auth(), debug = FALSE)

Arguments

title
for the article
description
of the article
type
one of: dataset, figure, media, poster, paper or fileset. (Only filesets can have multiple uploaded files attached).
session
the authentication credentials from fs_auth
debug
print full post call return

Value

  • article id

References

http://api.figshare.com

See Also

fs_auth, fs_upload

Examples

Run this code
fs_create("My Title", "A description of the object", "dataset")

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