Request Function for PubChem API — request • PubChemR

Constructs a URL for the PubChem API based on the provided parameters.

Usage

request(
  identifier = NULL,
  namespace = "cid",
  domain = "compound",
  operation = NULL,
  output = "JSON",
  searchtype = NULL,
  options = NULL
)

Arguments

identifier: The identifier for the compound.
namespace: The namespace for the identifier (default: 'cid').
domain: The domain for the request (default: 'compound').
operation: The operation to be performed (default: NULL).
output: The desired output format (default: 'JSON').
searchtype: The type of search to be performed (default: NULL).
options: Additional parameters. Currently has no effect on the results.

Value

A constructed URL for the PubChem API.

Examples

request(
  identifier = "aspirin",
  namespace = "name"
)
#> [1] "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/aspirin/JSON"