Hi, Have you looked at httr? I have been very happy using it with RESTful systems.
https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/httr/index.html Cheers, Ben > On Apr 1, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Martijn Broeks <mbro...@kza.nl> wrote: > > Hello, > > > I'm looking for a way in which R can make my live easier. > > Currently i'm using R convert data from a dataframe to json's and then > sending these json's to a rest api using a curl command in the terminal (i'm > on a mac). > > > I've been looking for a way to use R for sending data from R to the rest api. > My primairy focus was on using R for executing the curl command, however, I'm > open to other approaches. The method I've been using so far: > > > > I found some information online suggesting i'd use this code: > > *js is a json from my R environment > > > Library(RCurl) > > postForm("https://MYWEBSITE.eu/api/v2/organisations/abc/projects/cosson/datasets/DATABASE";, > > .opts = list(postfields = js, > > httpheader = c('Content-Type' = 'application/json', Accept = > 'application/json'), > > userpwd = "name:pwd", > > ssl.verifypeer = FALSE)) > > (userpwd and url have been changed to hide sensitive information) > > > This leads to the following error: "Error: Unauthorized". I've filled out the > correct username and password, but I can't figure out why I'm getting this > error. This is the curl command I'm using: > > > curl -X POST -s --user "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -H "Content-type: application/xml" > -d...@test.json > "https://MYWEBSITE.eu/api/v2/organisations/abc/projects/cosson/datasets/DATABASE"; > > (userpwd and url have been changed to hide sensitive information) > > > The json file is build up like this: > > {\n \"ID\": 601,\n \"100-100\": 0 } > > But this is a small part, the actual json contains 555 variables > > > Thanks in advance for the help and let me know if something is unclear. > > > > Disclaimer | The information transmitted is intended only for use by the > addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any > review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of > any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other > than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, > please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the > material. Thank you. > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. Ben Tupper Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 60 Bigelow Drive, P.O. Box 380 East Boothbay, Maine 04544 http://www.bigelow.org ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
