rgbif (version 0.9.2)

datasets: Search for datasets and dataset metadata.

Description

Search for datasets and dataset metadata.

Usage

datasets(data = "all", type = NULL, uuid = NULL, query = NULL,
  id = NULL, limit = 100, start = NULL, ...)

Arguments

data

The type of data to get. Default is all data.

type

Type of dataset, options include OCCURRENCE, etc.

uuid

UUID of the data node provider. This must be specified if data is anything other than 'all'.

query

Query term(s). Only used when data='all'

id

A metadata document id.

limit

Number of records to return. Default: 100. Maximum: 1000.

start

Record number to start at. Default: 0. Use in combination with limit to page through results.

...

Further named parameters, such as query, path, etc, passed on to modify_url within GET call. Unnamed parameters will be comb

Value

• A list.

References

http://www.gbif.org/developer/registry#datasets

Examples

datasets(limit=5)
datasets(type="OCCURRENCE")
datasets(uuid="a6998220-7e3a-485d-9cd6-73076bd85657")
datasets(data='contact', uuid="a6998220-7e3a-485d-9cd6-73076bd85657")
datasets(data='metadata', uuid="a6998220-7e3a-485d-9cd6-73076bd85657")
datasets(data='metadata', uuid="a6998220-7e3a-485d-9cd6-73076bd85657", id=598)
datasets(data=c('deleted','duplicate'))
datasets(data=c('deleted','duplicate'), limit=1)

# httr options
library('httr')
# res <- datasets(data=c('deleted','duplicate'), config=progress())

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