Make a Mattermost API Request — mattermost_api

This function sends an HTTP request to the Mattermost API using authentication details, endpoint, and method provided. It handles retries with exponential backoff for failed requests and supports both regular JSON requests and multipart file uploads.

Usage

mattermost_api_request(
  auth,
  endpoint,
  method = "GET",
  body = NULL,
  multipart = FALSE,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

auth: A list containing the `base_url` and `headers` (which includes the authentication token).
endpoint: A string specifying the API endpoint (e.g., `"/api/v4/teams"`).
method: A string specifying the HTTP method to use. Options include `"GET"`, `"POST"`, `"PUT"`, and `"DELETE"`.
body: (Optional) A list or object representing the body of the request (e.g., for `POST` or `PUT` requests).
multipart: (Logical) Set to `TRUE` if the request includes multipart data (e.g., file upload).
verbose: (Logical) If `TRUE`, detailed information about the request and response will be printed.

Value

The content of the response, usually parsed as JSON, or an error message if the request fails.