construct_download_url: Construct a google sheet download url from the sheet's...

In maxconway/gsheet: Download Google Sheets Using Just the URL

Description

Converts the viewing url for a google sheet to a download url.

Usage

construct_download_url(url, format = "csv", sheetid = NULL)

Arguments

url	the google sheet url
format	controls the column separator used. csv or tsv
sheetid	the id of the sheet to download from. (Default NULL, downloads the first sheet)

Examples

# Download a sheet manually using readr
url <- 'docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I9mJsS5QnXF2TNNntTy-HrcdHmIF9wJ8ONYvEJTXSNo'

if(requireNamespace('readr', quietly=TRUE)){
  library(readr)
  read_csv(construct_download_url(url), col_types = cols(
    mpg = col_double(),
    cyl = col_integer(),
    disp = col_double(),
    hp = col_integer(),
    drat = col_double(),
    wt = col_double(),
    qsec = col_double(),
    vs = col_integer(),
    am = col_integer(),
    gear = col_integer(),
    carb = col_integer()
  ))
}

maxconway/gsheet documentation built on April 20, 2020, 7:33 p.m.