get_metadata_variables: Get metadata associated to a list of variables

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Get metadata associated to a list of variables

Description

Perform GET request to the server to retrieve metadata associated to a list of variables.

Usage

get_metadata_variables(
  areas,
  variables,
  report_missing = TRUE,
  collected_metadata = NULL
)

Arguments

areas	List of area codes.
variables	List of variables, of the form: "xxxxxx_pXXpYY_999_i"
report_missing	Logical: report any missing metadata when set to TRUE.
collected_metadata	List used to accumulate missing metadata across calls.

Author(s)

Thomas Blanchet

wid documentation built on July 9, 2026, 1:07 a.m.