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Debian Sources API

The Debian Sources API at sources.debian.org provides programmatic access to source code, package metadata, copyright records, and Debian patches for every source package in the archive.

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Debian Sources API is one of 6 APIs that Debian publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Copyright, Packages, Patches, and Source Code. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 8 operations across 8 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://bugs.debian.org.

8 operations 8 paths 0 schemas 8 GET

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://sources.debian.org/api
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 8

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 8 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Sources 8
GET
/search/{query}
Search source code
searchSources 1 param → 200
GET
/list
List all packages
listPackages → 200
GET
/prefix/{prefix}
List packages by prefix
listPackagesByPrefix 1 param → 200
GET
/info/package/{package}/{version}
Get package info
getPackageInfo 2 params → 200
GET
/src/{package}/{version}/{path}
Browse source tree
getSourcePath 3 params → 200
GET
/sha256/
Search by file checksum
searchBySha256 1 param → 200
GET
/ctag/
Search by ctag
searchByCtag 1 param → 200
GET
/ping/
Health check
ping → 200

Specification

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Source

debian-sources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
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debian:debian-sources-api
Base URL
https://sources.debian.org/api
Docs
https://sources.debian.org/doc/api/
Provider
Debian
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