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Use `httr2` instead of `httr`

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Description

Feature requests related to interacting with the Connect API via R: migrate from httr -> httr2 for each:

  1. connectapi source code
  2. R examples in Connect API Reference

Goals:

  1. Drive adoption of httr2 (over httr)
  2. Ensure users trying to use httr2 are doing so in a secure way - https://github.com/r-lib/httr2/issues/420#issue-2051486433

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by inventorying httr usage across the connectapi source code and the R examples in the Connect API Reference. Review the linked httr2 security guidance before assessing the migration. Done means both areas use httr2 and the examples retain secure API interaction.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
api, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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