Direct web scraping CSVs — get

get_csv() allows you to directly download CSV files from the web. You can download CSV data for a specific location range or date range.

get_csv(
  url,
  username,
  password,
  location_min,
  location_max,
  date_min,
  date_max,
  download_path,
  show_message = FALSE
)

Arguments

url: A character string specifying the URL to log into.
username: A character string specifying the username for login.
password: A character string specifying the password for login.
location_min: A character string specifying the minimum location.
location_max: A character string specifying the maximum location.
date_min: A Date object specifying the earliest date.
date_max: A Date object specifying the latest date.
download_path: A character string specifying the path where the downloaded CSV file should be saved.
show_message: A logical value. If TRUE, a message will be displayed after the download. Default is FALSE.

Value

CSVs in the path of download_path.

Examples

# Download CSV data for a specific location range or date range.
get_csv(url = Sys.getenv("url"),
        username = Sys.getenv("username"),
        password = Sys.getenv("password"),
        location_min = "607",
        location_max = "608",
        date_min = "2024-02-18",
        date_max = "2024-02-19",
        download_path = "C:/Users/Dell/Downloads/download_temp", 
        show_message = TRUE)
#> ● Locations: 607_608 and Dates: 2024-02-18_2024-02-19 downloaded