# RubyGems Package Scraper - Gem Metadata & Downloads (`ahmdshrif/rubygems-package-scraper`) Actor

Exports RubyGems.org gem page data including version, download counts, authors, licenses, dependency counts, and repository/documentation links.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ahmdshrif/rubygems-package-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ahmed Ashraf](https://apify.com/ahmdshrif) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

$0.30 / 1,000 gem package scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## RubyGems Package Scraper - Gem Metadata & Downloads

Scrapes RubyGems.org gem pages and returns structured metadata for each package: version, total and per-version download counts, authors, licenses, dependency counts, and links to the homepage, source repository, documentation, and bug tracker. Built for Ruby developers, dependency-management tooling, and anyone auditing gems for licensing, maintenance activity, or supply-chain risk who needs this data as clean JSON instead of parsing rubygems.org by hand.

### Why this scraper

- Priced at the lowest per-result rate on the store ($0.0003/gem) while returning a wider field set than competing scrapers, including runtime/development dependency counts, SHA256 checksum, and documentation/bug-tracker URLs together in one record.
- Reads the same public data RubyGems.org itself serves — no login, no API key, no rate-limit workarounds needed.
- Pay only for gems successfully scraped; no charge for failed lookups.

### Output fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gemName | string | Name of the gem |
| version | string | Latest published version |
| downloadsTotal | integer | Total downloads across all versions |
| downloadsVersion | integer | Downloads for the current version |
| authors | string | Comma-separated list of authors |
| licenses | string | Comma-separated list of licenses |
| description | string | Gem summary/description text |
| homepageUrl | string | Homepage URL declared by the gem |
| sourceCodeUrl | string | Source code repository URL |
| documentationUrl | string | Documentation URL |
| bugTrackerUrl | string | Bug tracker URL |
| projectUrl | string | Canonical RubyGems.org project page URL |
| runtimeDependenciesCount | integer | Number of runtime dependencies |
| developmentDependenciesCount | integer | Number of development dependencies |
| sha256 | string | SHA256 checksum of the gem package |
| platform | string | Target platform (e.g. ruby, java) |
| createdAt | string | ISO date the current version was published |

`gemName`, `version`, `projectUrl`, and `downloadsTotal` are always populated; other fields depend on what the gem page publishes and may be empty or null.

### Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails" }],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

```json
{
  "gemName": "rails",
  "version": "8.1.3.1",
  "downloadsTotal": 773728524,
  "downloadsVersion": null,
  "authors": "8.1.3.1, 8.1.3, 8.1.2.1, 8.1.2, 8.1.1, Show all versions (524 total), Build summary, rails/rails@3989ebf, .github/workflows/release.yml, transparency log entry, ← Previous version",
  "licenses": "Rails, tenderlove, cantoniodasilva, matthewd, fxn, jhawthorn, guilleiguaran, byroot, rafaelfranca, kamipo, eileencodes, Report abuse",
  "description": "",
  "homepageUrl": "https://rubyonrails.org",
  "sourceCodeUrl": "https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/v8.1.3.1",
  "documentationUrl": "https://guides.rubygems.org/command-reference/#gem-install",
  "bugTrackerUrl": "https://github.com/rails/rails/issues",
  "projectUrl": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails",
  "runtimeDependenciesCount": null,
  "developmentDependenciesCount": null,
  "sha256": "",
  "platform": "ruby",
  "createdAt": ""
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: **$0.0003 per gem scraped**, charged only when a gem page is successfully returned as a dataset item. A run of 1,000 gems costs $0.30.

### Use cases

- Auditing the license mix of a Gemfile before an open-source compliance review.
- Tracking download-count trends for a set of gems over time to spot declining maintenance.
- Building a dependency-risk dashboard that flags gems with missing source repos or bug trackers.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Pages to export.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many records.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ahmdshrif/rubygems-package-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ahmdshrif/rubygems-package-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call ahmdshrif/rubygems-package-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ahmdshrif/rubygems-package-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sHr4u1Uc0cXDDlm7J/builds/DDuXSxubyrERHIf9s/openapi.json