How to handle the API key in public and private codes.

Steps in securing the API key.

• STEP 1: Acquire the API key, the user can follow the steps elucidated in fw_be4ustart() function.

• STEP 2: Edit the .Renviron file by running fw_setapikey().

• STEP 3: If the .Renviron window opens, please type in API_KEY = “9f7be425-e099-11ee–…………..”

• STEP 4: Save and restart the R session.

• STEP 5: The key will be ready for use and will not required to be provided anywhere within the codes thereafter.

• STEPT 6: When you test with the codes, a welcome message will be printed before data is retrieved.

migration <- fw_fetchdata(data = 'Abramis brama', 
                         organismgroup = 'fi',
                         ecoparams = 'migration',
                         cachefolder = 'cache', 
                         warn = TRUE,
                         inform = TRUE,
                         details = TRUE)#the species spelling is checked

#or use the fw_keyload() function: which returns a congratulation message

3. References

1. Wickham H (2024). httr2: Perform HTTP Requests and Process the Responses. R package version 1.0.3,https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=httr2

2. https://httr2.r-lib.org/articles/wrapping-apis.html