Set Censusmapper API key — set_cancensus_api

Cancensus requires a free Censusmapper API key to retrieve data. This function helps set the key for either the duration of the session (default) or permanently for use across sessions.

set_cancensus_api_key(key, overwrite = FALSE, install = FALSE)

Arguments

key: a Censusmapper API key. For more information on keys see the API key section
overwrite: Option to overwrite any existing Censusmapper keys already stored locally.
install: Option to install permanently for use across sessions.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
set_cancensus_api_key("YOUR_CM_API_KEY")

# This will set the key permanently until overwritten again
set_cancensus_api_key("YOUR_CM_API_KEY", install = TRUE)
}