url_exists: Returns whether the given URL is valid.

In jbryer/ipeds: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Access

Returns whether the given URL is valid.

Description

This function was posted on StackOverflow here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52911812/check-if-url-exists-in-r

Usage

url_exists(x, non_2xx_return_value = FALSE, quiet = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

x	a single URL
non_2xx_return_value	what to do if the site exists but the HTTP status code is not in the '2xx' range. Default is to return 'FALSE'.
quiet	if not 'FALSE', then every time the 'non_2xx_return_value' condition arises a warning message will be displayed. Default is 'FALSE'.
...	other params ('timeout()' would be a good one) passed directly to 'httr::HEAD()' and/or 'httr::GET()'

Author(s)

hrbrmstr

jbryer/ipeds documentation built on Feb. 25, 2023, 1:53 a.m.