getXKCD: Get XKCD comic

In RXKCD: Get XKCD Comic from R

Get XKCD comic

Description

Fetches comic metadata and image from the XKCD JSON API.

Usage

getXKCD(which = "current", display = TRUE, html = FALSE, saveImg = FALSE)

Arguments

which	A single string or a single numeric value. Specifies which comic to retrieve. Can be '"current"' for the latest comic, '"random"' for a random comic, or a comic number. Optional.
display	A single logical value. If 'TRUE', the comic image will be displayed in the R graphics device. Optional.
html	A single logical value. If ‘TRUE', the comic’s URL will be opened in the default web browser. Optional.
saveImg	A single logical value. If 'TRUE', the comic image will be saved to a file in the current working directory. Optional.

Value

A list containing details about the XKCD comic (number, title, date, image URL, alt text, link, and transcript). If 'html' is 'TRUE', the list is returned invisibly. If the comic is not found or connection fails, it returns 'NULL' invisibly. Errors will occur if 'which' is invalid or if the XKCD API cannot be reached when attempting to get a random comic.

Examples

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getXKCD(which = 1)
getXKCD(which = "random")

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RXKCD documentation built on April 15, 2026, 9:09 a.m.