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crates.io Versions API

Yank and unyank crate versions

crates.io Versions API is one of 5 APIs that crates.io publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Versions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://crates.io.

4 operations 4 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v1
Server
https://crates.io
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

crates.io Versions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (ApiTokenAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiTokenAuth — A crates.io API token created at https://crates.io/settings/tokens. The raw token is sent in the Authorization header without a Bearer prefix.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Versions 4

Yank and unyank crate versions

GET
/api/v1/crates/{crate}/{version}
Get Crate Version
getCrateVersion 2 params → 200404
GET
/api/v1/crates/{crate}/{version}/download
Download Crate Tarball
downloadCrate 2 params → 302404
DELETE
/api/v1/crates/{crate}/{version}/yank
Yank A Crate Version
yankVersion 2 params → 200403
PUT
/api/v1/crates/{crate}/{version}/unyank
Unyank A Crate Version
unyankVersion 2 params → 200403

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Version (13 properties), OkResponse (1 property), VersionDetailResponse (1 property), ErrorResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
1 property 1 required
VersionDetailResponse
object
1 property 1 required
OkResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Version
object
13 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

crates-io-versions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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crates.io Config API
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