You can extract all files or specific files from the archive using the base R unzip() function.
Extracts everything into a specified directory. unzip("Downloads.zip", exdir = "./extracted_data") Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
View what is inside the zip before extracting. unzip("Downloads.zip", list = TRUE) Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 3. Read Data Directly R Downloads.zip
: A popular alternative that offers more robust cross-platform zipping and unzipping support than base R.
url <- "https://example.com" dest_file <- "Downloads.zip" download.file(url, destfile = dest_file, mode = "wb") Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 2. Extract Contents You can extract all files or specific files
# Read 'data.csv' directly from the zipped archive con <- unz("Downloads.zip", "data.csv") my_data <- read.csv(con) Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Key Tools & Packages
If you only need to read a single CSV from the zip without permanently saving the extracted file, you can use unz() to create a connection. Copied to clipboard View what is inside the
: Useful for more complex downloads, such as those requiring API authentication.