Check if indicator exists — is_indicator

Check if the indicator exists and is callable via the INE API.
Indicator ID can be found in the url under the 'indOcorrCod' query parameter when browsing the website.
Example: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0010003&contexto=bd&selTab=tab2

Usage

is_indicator_valid(indicator, lang = "PT")

Arguments

indicator: INE indicator ID as a 7 character string. Example: "0010003".
lang: One of "PT" or "EN". Default is "PT".

Value

TRUE if indicator exists, otherwise FALSE.

Examples

is_indicator_valid("0011823")
#> [1] TRUE