[R] finding components of an API

[Erin Hodgess]

I have actually just figured it out with some help from a JS website . Was going to post the solution but maybe I shouldn't ? 


Sent from my iPhone

> On May 28, 2017, at 7:51 PM, Robert Sherry <rsherry8 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Erin,
> 
> I do not think there is an R package that will enable you to get the data you would like from spotcrime.com.
> 
> You could write code, in R, or some other language, to extract the data you want but that is going to be a changeling  task and if
> the website changes its format then your code may suddenly stop working. Also, the people who run spotcrime.com may not be happy if you do so.
> 
> Bob
> 
>> On 5/28/2017 4:45 PM, Erin Hodgess wrote:
>> Sorry!!!
>> 
>> It's spotcrime.com, and I would like to use it via R for crimes.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Can you please be just a little less vague? What API are you talking
>>> about, and how is this related to R?
>>> --
>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
>>> 
>>> On May 28, 2017 11:48:42 AM PDT, Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodgess at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hello!
>>>> 
>>>> I would like to use a particular API for crimes (spot crimes) but I
>>>> can't
>>>> find what components go into the API.  I have gone into the website,but
>>>> to
>>>> no avail
>>>> 
>>>> Has anyone used it please?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Erin
>> 
>> 
> 
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