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npm Package Registry Scraper

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npm Package Registry Scraper

npm Package Registry Scraper

Search and extract JavaScript package data from npm. Get download stats, dependencies, versions, and maintainers for 3M+ packages.

Pricing

Pay per usage

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

cloud9

cloud9

Maintained by Community

Actor stats

0

Bookmarked

2

Total users

1

Monthly active users

2 days ago

Last modified

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Search and extract JavaScript package data from npm. Get download stats, dependencies, versions, and maintainers for 3M+ packages.

Features

  • Extract data from https://registry.npmjs.org
  • Multiple scraping modes: search, package
  • Automatic rate limiting
  • Proxy support via Apify Proxy

Input Configuration

Modes

  1. search: /-/v1/search?text={query}&size=20&from={offset}
  2. package: /{packageName}

Example Input

{
"mode": "search",
"query": "example search",
"maxResults": 20
}

Output

The actor stores results in the Apify dataset. Each item contains:

  • package.name
  • package.version
  • package.description
  • package.keywords
  • package.date
  • package.links
  • package.author
  • package.publisher
  • score
  • searchScore

Usage Example

const input = {
"mode": "search",
"query": "example search",
"maxResults": 20
};
const run = await ApifyClient.actor('npm-package-scraper').call(input);
const { items } = await ApifyClient.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Limits

  • Maximum results per run: 250
  • Rate limiting: 1 request per second (default)

Support

For issues or questions, contact the developer or open an issue on GitHub.

License

Apache-2.0