Count number of records in a query — get_record

Request from Arctos the total number of records that match a specific query. A list of possible query keys can be obtained from the output of get_query_parameters.

Usage

get_record_count(..., api_key)

Arguments

...: Query parameters and their values to pass to Arctos to search. For example, `scientific_name = "Canis lupus"“
api_key: (character) The API key to use for this request.

Value

The number of records matching the given query, as an integer.

Examples

library(ArctosR)

if (interactive()) {
  count <- get_record_count(
    scientific_name = "Canis lupus", guid_prefix = "MSB:Mamm"
  )
}