You can access the PyPI Package Metadata Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "packages": [
10        "requests",
11        "numpy",
12        "pandas",
13    ],
14    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
15}
16
17# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
18run = client.actor("chrisp1211/pypi-scraper-max").call(run_input=run_input)
19
20# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
21print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
22for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
23    print(item)
24
25# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

PyPI Package Metadata Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use PyPI Package Metadata Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

PyPI Package Metadata Scraper API in JavaScript

PyPI Package Metadata Scraper API through CLI

PyPI Package Metadata Scraper OpenAPI definition

PyPI Package Metadata Scraper API

PyPI Package Metadata Scraper

klondikeking/pypi-package-scraper

Extract detailed metadata for Python packages from the PyPI public API. Get version, dependencies, classifiers, license, author info, and release history for any PyPI package.

Pierrick McD0nald

PyPI Package Tracker — Metadata + Stats

v0iddo/pypi-package-tracker

Snapshot PyPI package metadata using the public pypi.org/pypi/<pkg>/json endpoint. One row per package with version, classifiers, requires_python, maintainers, project URLs, release count.

vøiddo

PyPI Python Package Scraper

lulzasaur/pypi-scraper

Scrape PyPI Python package metadata. Search packages or fetch details by name. Extract versions, authors, dependencies, classifiers, project URLs, and release history.

lulz bot

PyPI Scraper - Python Package Data

benthepythondev/pypi-scraper

Look up Python packages on PyPI and get clean metadata: version, summary, author, license, dependencies, classifiers, project links and release history. Fast and reliable via the public PyPI JSON API, no key. Bulk-process any list of package names.

Ben

Stack Overflow Scraper - Questions & Tags

benthepythondev/stackoverflow-scraper

Search Stack Overflow (or any Stack Exchange site) by keyword: question title, link, tags, score, views, answer count, accepted flag, asker and dates. Filter by tag, sort by relevance/votes/activity. Reliable via the public Stack Exchange API, no key.

Ben

PyPI Package Scraper — Downloads, Deps & Metadata

logiover/pypi-package-scraper

Scrape PyPI by package list or top-N packages. Extract version, license, author, dependencies, release date, and recent downloads. No API key, no login required.

Logiover

PyPI (Python) Packages Scraper

gio21/pypi-packages-scraper

Scrape PyPI Python packages by name-search or top-downloads. Returns full metadata: name, version, summary, author, license, downloads, dependencies, project URLs, classifiers. Pay per package returned.

Gio

Package Registry Scraper (npm + PyPI)

dami_studio/package-registry-scraper

Scrapes package metadata from the npm and PyPI registries: name, version, author, license, repo, keywords, and npm monthly download counts. Search npm by keyword or look up exact package names on either registry. Top use: compare libraries before pic

Dami's Studio

5.0

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Pypi Packages Scraper

flamboyant_liner/pypi-packages-scraper

Scrape PyPI: package metadata, latest version, license, dependencies, homepage, project URLs, maintainers, and download counts. Pure public API. Useful for Python ecosystem competitive intel, SaaS targeting, and dependency analysis.

Khrystyna Skotte

PyPI Vulnerability Scraper

taroyamada/pypi-package-intelligence

Extract Python package metadata from PyPI and enrich it with OSV database alerts. Monitor dependencies for new version releases and critical CVE identifiers.