# PyPI Package Scraper — Python Package Metadata (`eins332570/pypi-package-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Python package data from PyPI — version, summary, license, author, repository, requires-python, classifiers, keywords & release count — via the public PyPI JSON API. Great for dependency audits, package research & Python dev dashboards. No login, no key, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/eins332570/pypi-package-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [thanachit singruang](https://apify.com/eins332570) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## PyPI Package Scraper — Python Package Metadata

Scrape **Python package** data from **PyPI** — version, summary, license, author, repository, `requires-python`, classifiers, keywords, and release count — into **one unified dataset**. No login, no proxies, no browser, no API key.

### What you get

Every package is one row (`recordType: "package"`):

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `name` / `version` | package name and latest version |
| `summary` | short description |
| `license` | license string |
| `author` | author (or author email / maintainer) |
| `homepage` / `repository` / `documentation` | resolved project links |
| `requiresPython` | Python version constraint (e.g. `>=3.10`) |
| `keywords` | list of keywords |
| `classifiers` | PyPI trove classifiers |
| `releaseCount` | number of released versions |
| `latestUploadAt` | ISO timestamp of the latest upload |
| `url` | pypi.org project page |

### Sample output

```json
{
  "recordType": "package",
  "name": "requests",
  "version": "2.34.2",
  "summary": "Python HTTP for Humans.",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "author": "Kenneth Reitz",
  "repository": "https://github.com/psf/requests",
  "documentation": "https://requests.readthedocs.io",
  "requiresPython": ">=3.10",
  "keywords": ["http", "client", "requests"],
  "releaseCount": 163,
  "latestUploadAt": "2026-05-14T19:25:26.443Z",
  "url": "https://pypi.org/project/requests/"
}
```

### Input

```json
{ "packages": ["requests", "numpy", "fastapi"] }
```

- **packages** — PyPI package names to fetch.

### Use cases

- **Dependency audits** — license, Python constraint, and release freshness across your requirements
- **Package research** — compare candidate libraries before adopting one
- **Python dev dashboards** — track versions and release cadence of packages you rely on
- **Supply-chain monitoring** — watch critical packages for new releases

### FAQ

**Do I need an API key or login?** No. The PyPI JSON API is public and key-free.

**Is it free to try?** Yes — click **Try for free** and run the prefilled example (`requests`, `numpy`) in seconds.

**Is there a search mode?** PyPI has no public JSON search endpoint, so this Actor fetches by exact package name. (Tip: it accepts a long list at once.)

**Is this allowed?** It calls PyPI's official public JSON API — the same data the project pages serve.

### Pricing

**Pay per result — $5 per 1,000 packages.** Runs that return nothing cost nothing. No monthly fee, no proxy costs.

# Actor input Schema

## `packages` (type: `array`):

PyPI package names to fetch, e.g. \["requests", "numpy", "fastapi"].

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "packages": [
    "requests",
    "numpy"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

All scraped package records as dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "packages": [
        "requests",
        "numpy"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("eins332570/pypi-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 = { "packages": [
        "requests",
        "numpy",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("eins332570/pypi-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 '{
  "packages": [
    "requests",
    "numpy"
  ]
}' |
apify call eins332570/pypi-package-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,eins332570/pypi-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/rSbbseVcfdomdVfNh/builds/pVcXgpwZsAG0XN4q2/openapi.json