NEWS.md

In ColombiAPI: Access Colombian Data via APIs and Curated Datasets

ColombiAPI 0.3.1

Bug Fixes

Test Corrections for CRAN Compliance

• Fixed get_colombia_literacy_rate() tests: Corrected data type expectations for the value column from integer to numeric. The World Bank API returns literacy rates as decimal percentages (e.g., 95.68%), which are naturally of type numeric/double, not integer.

• Fixed get_colombia_life_expectancy() tests:

• Added skip_on_cran() to all tests to properly handle offline environments during CRAN checks
• Improved error handling by adding User-Agent headers to HTTP requests
• Added explicit NULL checks before structure validation to prevent test failures
• Enhanced robustness of API error handling with better tryCatch() implementation

ColombiAPI 0.3.0

Breaking Changes

This release significantly expands the scope of ColombiAPI with 12 new curated datasets.

These additions cover diverse domains such as indigenous languages, education, biodiversity, digital transformation, mobility, tourism, connectivity, and economic projections.

Newly Added Datasets

• indigenous_vocabulary_df: Comparative Vocabulary for Colombia's Indigenous Languages

• admitted_students_df: Admitted Students to the Science Faculty, UNAL (2013-I)

• school_levels_df: Departments by Levels of Schools in Colombia

• dead_lianas_df: Mortality of lianas (vines) in tropical forests

• municipalities_tbl_df: Municipalities of Colombia

• Bucaramanga_wifi_tbl_df: WiFi Connectivity Zones in Bucaramanga

• Cartagena_wifi_tbl_df: Connected Devices in WiFi Zones of Cartagena

• digital_graduates_tbl_df: "Advancing in Digital" Program Graduates

• vehicle_count_tbl_df: Vehicle Count: Cars and Motorcycles

• foreign_visitors_tbl_df: Non-Resident Foreign Visitors to Colombia

• digital_centers_tbl_df: Digital Centers in Sucre

• gdp_departments_tbl_df: Departmental GDP Projection

ColombiAPI 0.2.0

Breaking Changes

• view_datasets() was renamed to view_datasets_ColombiAPI() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

• get_airports_list() was renamed to get_colombia_airports() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

• get_Colombia_info() was renamed to get_country_info_co() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

• get_country_info_co() Not only was the function name changed, but its data source also shifted from API-Colombia to the REST Countries API.

• get_departments_list() was renamed to get_colombia_departments() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

• get_presidents_list() was renamed to get_colombia_presidents() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

• get_regions_list() was renamed to get_colombia_regions() to avoid naming conflicts with other packages and improve function identification.

The following APIs were added to the ColombiAPI package:

• Nager.Date https://date.nager.at/Api.

• World Bank API https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/889392

• REST Countries API https://restcountries.com/

The following functions were added to the ColombiAPI package powered by API-Colombia:

• get_colombia_cities()

• get_colombia_attractions()

• get_colombia_natural_areas()

• get_colombia_invasive_species()

• get_colombia_native_communities()

• get_colombia_radios()

• get_colombia_typical_dishes()

The following function was added to the ColombiAPI package powered by Nager.Date:

• get_colombia_holidays()

The following functions were added to the ColombiAPI package powered by World Bank API:

• get_colombia_child_mortality()

• get_colombia_cpi()

• get_colombia_energy_use()

• get_colombia_gdp()

• get_colombia_hospital_beds()

• get_colombia_life_expectancy()

• get_colombia_literacy_rate()

• get_colombia_population()

• get_colombia_unemployment()

ColombiAPI 0.1.1

Fixed function

• Fix get_airports_list() latitud and longitud error, now that function is named get_colombia_airports()

ColombiAPI 0.1.0

Initial Release

• First release of ColombiAPI package.
• Added view_datasets() function to explore available datasets.
• Collection of datasets that cover diverse aspects of Colombian society.
• Initial API API Colombia – Added functions powered by API-Colombia

ColombiAPI documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 6:59 p.m.