R: Get record by external ID

wm_record_by_external {worrms} | R Documentation

## Get record by external ID

### Description

Get record by external ID

### Usage

    wm_record_by_external(id, type = "tsn", ...)

    wm_record_by_external_(id = NULL, name = NULL, type = "tsn", ...)

### Arguments

`id` | (numeric/integer) an AphiaID. For `wm_record_by_external` it's required and must be `length(id) = 1`, for `wm_record_by_external_` it's optional and can be `length(id) >= 1`
`type` | (character) the type of external id. one of: tsn, bold, dyntaxa, eol, fishbase, iucn, lsid, ncbi, gisd. default: tsn
`...` | named curl options. see `curl_options`
`name` | (character) one or more taxonomic names. optional

### Value

A named list. When using underscore method, each output is named by the input ID, and can be separated by the list names

### Singular vs. plural

Of the two sister functions, the one without the underscore is the original function that wraps the relavant WoRMS API method - and only accepts one thing (i.e., name or AphiaID) per request.

The sister function with the underscore at the end is the plural version, accepting more than one input. Internally this function loops over the non-underscore method, and labels output (whether it's a list or data.frame rows) with the input names or IDs so that you can easily parse output by your inputs.

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    wm_record_by_external(id = 85257)
    wm_record_by_external(id = 159854)

    wm_record_by_external_(id = c(85257, 159854))

    ## End(Not run)

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