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API

The pkgstats API provides read-only access to package popularity data. The pkgstats CLI uses this API to search and compare packages from the terminal. Please be considerate with request rates to keep the service available for everyone.

packages

Parameters

NameInTypeDescription
startMonth queryinteger Start month in Ym format (e.g. 202501). Defaults to 12 months ago.
endMonth queryinteger End month in Ym format (e.g. 202501). Defaults to last month.
limit queryinteger
min: 1 · max: 10000 · default: 100
Maximum number of results to return.
offset queryinteger
min: 0 · max: 100000 · default: 0
Number of results to skip.
query querystring
maxLength: 191
Filter by name.

Responses

StatusDescriptionContent Type
200Successapplication/json
400Invalid request
500Internal server error

PackagePopularityList

FieldType
count *integer
limit *integer
offset *integer
packagePopularities *PackagePopularity[]
query string, nullable
total *integer
* required

Parameters

NameInTypeDescription
name *pathstring Package name
startMonth queryinteger Start month in Ym format (e.g. 202501). Defaults to 12 months ago.
endMonth queryinteger End month in Ym format (e.g. 202501). Defaults to last month.

Responses

StatusDescriptionContent Type
200Successapplication/json
400Invalid request
500Internal server error

PackagePopularity

FieldType
count *integer
endMonth *integer
name *string
popularity *number (float)
samples *integer
startMonth *integer
* required

Parameters

NameInTypeDescription
name *pathstring Package name
startMonth queryinteger Start month in Ym format (e.g. 202501). Defaults to 12 months ago.
endMonth queryinteger End month in Ym format (e.g. 202501). Defaults to last month.
limit queryinteger
min: 1 · max: 10000 · default: 100
Maximum number of results to return.
offset queryinteger
min: 0 · max: 100000 · default: 0
Number of results to skip.

Responses

StatusDescriptionContent Type
200Successapplication/json
400Invalid request
500Internal server error

PackagePopularityList

FieldType
count *integer
limit *integer
offset *integer
packagePopularities *PackagePopularity[]
query string, nullable
total *integer
* required