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Set Up Your GBIF Username and Password

John Waller

2021-12-20

Source: vignettes/gbif_credentials.Rmd
gbif_credentials.Rmd

Some rgbif features require GBIF login details. Most notably if you want to run occ_download, you need to supply

  • user : Your GBIF username
  • pwd : Your GBIF password
  • email : Your e-mail

The best way to allow rgbif access to your GBIF credentials is to save them in your .Renviron file.

The easiest way to edit this file is by running:

install.packages("usethis")
usethis::edit_r_environ()

Edit your .Renviron to look like this:

GBIF_USER="jwaller"
GBIF_PWD="safe_fake_password_123"
GBIF_EMAIL="jwaller@gbif.org"

Now you should be able to run occ_download with no user, pwd, or email.

occ_download(pred("taxonKey", 2436775))

Third party log in

If you’ve only used Google, GitHub, ORCID, or other third-party methods to log in to GBIF, you’ll need to create a traditional GBIF username and password for occ_download and other functions that GBIF credentials.