taxize (version 0.0.5)

eol_search: Search for terms in EOL database.

Description

Search for terms in EOL database.

Usage

eol_search(terms, usekey = TRUE,
    returntype = "data.frame",
    url = "http://eol.org/api/search/", key = NULL)

Arguments

terms

search terms (character)

usekey

use your API key or not (TRUE or FALSE)

returntype

one of "list" of "data.frame" (character)

url

The EOL url for the function (should be left to default).

key

Your EOL API key; loads from .Rprofile.

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