Windows Package Manager (winget) Scraper

Scrape Windows Package Manager package metadata from winget.run. Search the entire winget package catalog by keyword or fetch specific packages by their winget package ID.

Features

• Search packages by keyword with fuzzy matching
• Fetch specific packages by winget package ID (e.g. Git.Git, Microsoft.VisualStudioCode)
• Returns full metadata: name, publisher, version history, description, license, homepage, and tags
• Includes direct link to the package page on winget.run

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
mode	select	searchPackages or getByPackageId	searchPackages
searchQuery	string	Keyword to search for	git
packageIds	array	Package IDs to fetch (e.g. ["Git.Git"])	[]
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of packages to return (1–500)	50

Example Input — Search Packages

{
  "mode": "searchPackages",
  "searchQuery": "browser",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Example Input — Get by Package ID

{
  "mode": "getByPackageId",
  "packageIds": ["Git.Git", "Microsoft.VisualStudioCode", "Mozilla.Firefox"]
}

Output

Each record contains:

Field	Type	Description
packageId	string	Winget package ID (e.g. Git.Git)
name	string	Package display name
publisher	string	Publisher name
version	string	Latest version
description	string	Package description
license	string	License type
homepage	string	Project homepage URL
tags	array	List of tags
licenseUrl	string	URL to license text (if available)
sourceUrl	string	Link to package on winget.run
recordType	string	Always "package"
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp

Example Output Record

{
  "packageId": "Git.Git",
  "name": "Git",
  "publisher": "The Git Development Community",
  "version": "2.39.2",
  "description": "Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git SCM to Windows.",
  "license": "GNU General Public License version 2",
  "homepage": "https://gitforwindows.org",
  "tags": ["cli", "command-line", "dvcs", "vcs", "tool"],
  "licenseUrl": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git-for-windows/git/main/COPYING",
  "sourceUrl": "https://winget.run/pkg/Git/Git",
  "recordType": "package",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00"
}

FAQs

What is winget? Windows Package Manager (winget) is Microsoft's official package manager for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It allows you to install, update, and manage software from the command line.

What is the package ID format? Winget package IDs follow the Publisher.PackageName format, e.g. Git.Git, Microsoft.VisualStudioCode, VideoLAN.VLC. You can find them on winget.run or by running winget search <name> on Windows.

How many packages can I scrape? Up to 500 packages per run. The winget catalog contains over 4,000 packages.

Does this require a Windows machine? No. The scraper uses the winget.run REST API and runs on any platform.

How current is the data? The winget.run database is updated periodically from the official Microsoft winget-pkgs repository. Data may be a few days behind the latest submissions.

Can I get all versions of a package? The version field contains the latest version. The full version history is available in the raw API response but not exposed in the output schema.