Data request function

Data request function

Usage

gdl_request(session)

Arguments

session

A valid GDL session object to interface with.

Value

A data frame containing the data returned from the GDL API.

Examples

# Create a session using your API token (provided by environment here)
session <- gdl_session(Sys.getenv('GDL_API_TOKEN'))
# Customize parameters
session <- set_indicator(session, 'iwi')
session <- set_country(session, 'IND')
# Finally, request the data from GDL
iwi_india <- gdl_request(session)
iwi_india[1:5, 3:8]
#>   ISO_Code    Level GDLCODE Region Year  iwi
#> 1      IND National    INDt  Total 1992 26.3
#> 2      IND National    INDt  Total 1993 26.9
#> 3      IND National    INDt  Total 1994 27.4
#> 4      IND National    INDt  Total 1995 28.0
#> 5      IND National    INDt  Total 1996 28.6
# (showing only the five rows and columns for illustrative purposes)