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npm Downloads API

Package tarball downloads.

npm Downloads API is one of 10 APIs that npm publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Downloads. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://registry.npmjs.org.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://registry.npmjs.org
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

npm Downloads API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — npm access token provided as a Bearer token.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Downloads 1

Package tarball downloads.

GET
/{package}/-/{tarball}
Download a package tarball
downloadPackageTarball 2 params → 200404

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
An error response from the registry.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

npm-downloads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs npm publishes across the network.

npm Registry API
npm Hooks API
npm Provenance
npm OIDC API
npm Packages API
npm Search API
npm Tokens API
npm Trusted Publishers API