ArtifactHub Scraper

Scrape ArtifactHub — the official hub for cloud-native packages. Extract Helm charts, Falco rules, OPA policies, OLM operators, KEDA scalers, Krew plugins, Argo templates, Kyverno policies, and 15+ other package types with full metadata.

What You Can Scrape

• Helm Charts — Kubernetes application packages
• Falco Rules — Runtime security rules
• OPA Policies — Open Policy Agent rules
• OLM Operators — Kubernetes operators via Operator Lifecycle Manager
• Tekton Tasks & Pipelines — CI/CD pipeline components
• KEDA Scalers — Kubernetes event-driven autoscaling
• Krew Plugins — kubectl plugin manager packages
• Argo Templates — Argo Workflows workflow templates
• Kubewarden, Gatekeeper, Kyverno Policies — Policy-as-code solutions
• And more...

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	select	searchPackages (default) or getPackageDetail
searchQuery	string	Free-text search query (e.g. nginx, prometheus)
packageKind	select	Filter by package type (Helm Chart, OLM Operator, etc.)
sort	select	Sort by relevance, stars, or last_updated
packageRefs	array	For getPackageDetail: list of kind/repo/name refs (e.g. helm/stable/nginx-ingress)
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of packages to return (1–500, default 50)

Output

Each record contains:

Field	Description
packageId	Unique ArtifactHub package UUID
packageName	Package slug name
displayName	Human-readable display name
description	Package description
version	Latest version string
appVersion	Upstream application version
logoUrl	Logo image URL
stars	Number of stars on ArtifactHub
repository	Repository name
repositoryUrl	Repository source URL
repositoryKind	Repository kind integer
publisher	Publisher or organization name
officialStatus	Whether the package is officially maintained
cncfStatus	Whether the package is from a CNCF project
deprecated	Whether the package is deprecated
license	SPDX license identifier
containsSecurityUpdates	Whether this version contains security fixes
prerelease	Whether this is a pre-release version
categories	List of category integers
keywords	List of keyword strings
links	List of related links (name + url)
sourceUrl	Direct ArtifactHub package page URL
recordType	Always "package"
scrapedAt	ISO 8601 timestamp of scrape

Sample Output

{
  "packageId": "7918f2cb-0742-4993-b58a-673129604cf6",
  "packageName": "kube-prometheus-stack",
  "displayName": "kube-prometheus-stack",
  "description": "kube-prometheus-stack collects Kubernetes manifests, Grafana dashboards, and Prometheus rules...",
  "version": "86.1.0",
  "appVersion": "v0.91.0",
  "logoUrl": "https://artifacthub.io/image/0503add5-3fce-4b63-bbf3-b9f649512a86",
  "stars": 1206,
  "repository": "prometheus-community",
  "repositoryUrl": "https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts",
  "repositoryKind": 0,
  "publisher": "prometheus-community",
  "officialStatus": true,
  "cncfStatus": true,
  "deprecated": false,
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "containsSecurityUpdates": false,
  "prerelease": false,
  "categories": [4],
  "keywords": ["operator", "prometheus", "kube-prometheus"],
  "links": [{"name": "Chart Source", "url": "https://github.com/prometheus-community/helm-charts"}],
  "sourceUrl": "https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack",
  "recordType": "package",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-30T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Use Cases

• DevOps research — discover cloud-native tools by category or keyword
• Security audits — find packages with security updates or deprecated status
• Competitive analysis — track stars and publisher activity for popular charts
• Integration discovery — find operators and plugins by kind

FAQ

Do I need API keys or authentication? No. ArtifactHub's search API is fully public and requires no authentication.

How many packages can I scrape? Up to 500 per run. ArtifactHub has thousands of packages — use searchQuery and packageKind to narrow results.

Can I get details for a specific chart? Yes — use mode=getPackageDetail with packageRefs like ["helm/prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack"].

What package kinds are available? Helm (0), Falco (1), OPA (2), OLM (3), Tekton Task (4), KEDA (5), Helm Plugin (6), Tekton Pipeline (7), Krew (8), Headlamp (9), Argo (10), Kubewarden (11), Gatekeeper (12), Kyverno (13), Knative (14).

How often is data refreshed? Each run fetches live data from ArtifactHub at the time of execution.