Fetches the LAST_UPDATE timestamp from the ISTAT dataflow endpoint for a specific dataset.
This timestamp indicates when ISTAT last updated the dataset and can be used to determine
if cached data needs refreshing.
Usage
get_dataset_last_update(dataset_id, timeout = 30)
Arguments
- dataset_id
Character string specifying the dataset ID
- timeout
Numeric timeout in seconds for the API request. Default 30
Value
POSIXct timestamp of the last update, or NULL if not available
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Get last update timestamp for a dataset
last_update <- get_dataset_last_update("534_50")
# Returns: POSIXct "2025-12-17 10:06:46 UTC"
} # }