sbtools (version 1.3.2)

item_get: Retrieve SB item

Description

Retrieves an item and its metadata from ScienceBase based on its unique ID. Errors if the requested item ID does not exist or access is restricted due to permissions.

Usage

item_get(sb_id, ...)

Value

An object of class sbitem

Arguments

sb_id

An sbitem object or a character ScienceBase ID corresponding to the item

...

Additional parameters are passed on to GET, POST, HEAD, PUT.

Examples

# \donttest{
# Get an item
item_get("4f4e4b24e4b07f02db6aea14")

# Search for item IDs, then pass to item_get
library("httr")
res <- query_items(list(s = "Search", q = "water", format = "json"))

if(inherits(res, "response") && res$status != 404) {
  ids <- vapply(httr::content(res)$items, "[[", "", "id")
  lapply(ids[1:3], item_get)
}

# }