Developer ecosystems · Open-source package metadata API
Libraries.io API: coverage and access
Package discovery, dependency graphs, maintenance and ecosystem intelligence
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: Global; supported package registries
Granularity: Repository, package, version and dependency level
Source type: Open-source package metadata API
Potential use
Package discovery, dependency graphs, maintenance and ecosystem intelligence
Access and cost
REST API
API key required according to API documentation
Cost: Not stated; verify provider
Update cadence: Not stated; verify provider
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- Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use
Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
Indexed metadata can lag registries and only works for open-source repositories for some endpoints
Not stated; verify provider
This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.