plumber is an R package that enables rapid creation of HTTP APIs by decorating existing R functions with special roxygen-style comments. It transforms R scripts into RESTful web services with minimal setup and integrates easily with RStudio or CI environments.

Features

  • Annotate R functions with #* @get, #* @post, etc. to create API endpoints
  • Automatic request parsing into function arguments
  • Supports filters, middleware, and routers for modular APIs
  • Optional asynchronous request handling via future and promises
  • Deployable from RStudio or as Docker services
  • Outputs JSON, HTML, or raw responses

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License

MIT License

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

R

Related Categories

R Software Development Software

Registered

2025-07-30