README.md

eikonapir

R wrapper for Refinitiv Eikon API

Prerequisites

To use this R api you will need to have

• A Refinitiv Eikon License (please visit https://customers.thomsonreuters.com/eikon/)
  
• Refinitiv Eikon4 installed or
• The Refinitiv Eikon API Proxy installed and running. For more information please visit https://developers.thomsonreuters.com/eikon-apis/eikon-web-and-scripting-apis-limited-access

Installation instruction

In the R interpreter type the following commands

> install.packages("devtools")

> library(devtools)

> install_github("ahmedmohamedali/eikonapir")

Output:

* installing *source* package 'eikonapir' ...
** R
** preparing package for lazy loading
** help
*** installing help indices
** building package indices
** testing if installed package can be loaded
*** arch - i386
*** arch - x64
* DONE (eikonapir)

Run

• Start Refinitiv Eikon or Refinitiv Eikon API Proxy
• Run the various test functions in the file R/tests.R

You can find the API documentation in the man directory