Get Official Public Holidays in Colombia for a Given Year

Retrieves the list of official public holidays in Colombia for a specific year using the Nager.Date public holidays API. This function returns a tibble containing the date of the holiday, the name in the local language (Spanish), and the English name. It is useful for academic, planning, and data analysis purposes. The information is retrieved directly from the Nager.Date API and reflects the current status of holidays for the requested year. The field names returned are consistent with the API structure.

Usage

get_colombia_holidays(year)

Source

Data obtained from the Nager.Date API: https://date.nager.at/

Arguments

year

An integer indicating the year (e.g., 2024 or 2025).

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

• date: Date of the holiday (class Date)

• local_name: Holiday name in the local language (Spanish)

• name: Holiday name in English

Details

This function sends a GET request to the Nager.Date API. If the API request fails or returns an error status code, the function returns NULL with an informative message.

Note

Requires internet connection.

See also

GET, fromJSON, tibble

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  get_colombia_holidays(2024)
}