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glassdoor api function does not support 'reviews' action call #2

Closed jhsuss closed 6 years ago

jhsuss commented 6 years ago

I'm trying to retrieve employee reviews for specific firms using their glassdoor employer IDs. The glassdoor api documentation (https://www.glassdoor.com/developer/index.htm) and the documentation for gd_api function for this package suggest that you can do this by setting the action argument = reviews and the other argument = the employer ID. However, when I do this I get a 404 error: Error in if (!gd_success) { : argument is of length zero In addition: Warning message: In gd_api(action = "reviews", other = "3456", version = 1, format = "json") : Not Found (HTTP 404).

From the glassdoor developer index: action | The particular API call that you would like to make - see jobs, reviews, salaries, etc. sub-sections for details other | Each API action will require different parameters - in the example above, an employerId is passed in order to retrieve reviews.

And from the ?gd_api documentation: action The particular API call that you would like to make other Each API action will require different parameters For example, an employerId is passed in order to retrieve reviews.

muschellij2 commented 6 years ago

I have added some capabilities, but I only believe you have access to the reviews if you are a partner of Glassdoor and have an API key that has these permissions.

Please reinstall from the github version and run:

res = gd_review(employer_id = 715) # walmart

and see if you get anything other than a 403 - which indicates you don't have access to these.

jhsuss commented 6 years ago

Thanks, have tried this but am getting a 403. I guess the glassdoor public api used to allow access to reviews given the documentation but this has changed? I'll get in touch with them to see how to become a partner.