{"repo":"ropensci/comtradr","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/ropensci/comtradr","clone":"git clone https://github.com/ropensci/comtradr.git","description":"Functions for Interacting with the UN Comtrade API","language":"R","stars":83,"topics":["comtrade","api","supply-chain","r","rstats","r-package","peer-reviewed"],"license":null,"category":"api-integrations-sdks","readme_excerpt":"comtradr Interface with and extract data from the United Nations Comtrade API . Comtrade provides country level shipping data for a variety of commodities, these functions allow for easy API query and data returned as a tidy data frame. More info can be found here. Full API documentation can be found here. Please report issues, comments, or feature requests. We are very much looking for feedback on the usability of the new functions. Please note that this package is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms. For information on citation of this package, use citation(\"comtradr\") Installation 🛠️ You can install the package with: To install the dev version from github, use: Usage Authentication 🔐 Do not be discouraged by the complicated access to the token - you can do it! 💪 As stated above, you need an API token, see the FAQ of Comtrade for details on how to obtain it: ➡️ You need to follow the detailed explanations, which include screenshots, in the Wiki of Comtrade to the letter. ☝️ I am not writing them out here, because they might be updated regularly. However, once you are signed up, select the comtrade - v1 product, which is the free API. Storing the API key If you are in an interactive session, you can call the following function to save your API token to the environment file for the current session. If you are not in an interactive session, you can register the token once in your session using the fol","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/ropensci","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/ropensci/comtradr/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}