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R Versions API

R release version information

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

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://crandb.r-pkg.org.

5 operations 5 paths 2 schemas 5 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://crandb.r-pkg.org
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Versions 5

R release version information

GET
/r-release
Get Current R Release
getRRelease → 200
GET
/r-release-win
Get Current R Release for Windows
getRReleaseWindows → 200
GET
/r-release-macos
Get Current R Release for macOS
getRReleaseMacos → 200
GET
/r-oldrel
Get Previous R Release
getROldrel → 200
GET
/r-versions
List All R Versions
listRVersions → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RVersion (3 properties), RVersionDetail (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RVersionDetail
object
3 properties
RVersion
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

r-versions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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