wdi_get_sources: Download data sources from the World Bank API
Description
This function returns a tibble of supported data sources for querying the
World Bank API. The data sources include various databases and datasets
provided by the World Bank.
Usage
wdi_get_sources(language = "en")
Value
A tibble with six columns:
source_id
An integer identifier for the data source.
source_code
A character string for the source code.
source_name
The name of the data source (e.g., "World Development
Indicators").
update_date
The last update date of the data source.
is_data_available
A boolean indicating whether data is available.
is_metadata_available
A boolean indicating whether metadata is
available.
concepts
The number of concepts defined for the data source.
Arguments
language
A character string specifying the language code for the API
response (default is "en" for English).
Details
This function provides a reference for the supported data sources
and their metadata when querying the World Bank API. The columns
is_data_available and is_metadata_available are logical values
derived from the API response, where "Y" indicates availability.