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PyPI Package Data API

Get public PyPI package metadata, release counts, classifiers, license hints, project URLs, and maintenance signals for developer-market intelligence.

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You can access the PyPI Package Data API 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.

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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": ["requests"],
10    "maxResults": 10,
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("intimate_pacu/pypi-package-data-api").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
18for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

PyPI Package Data API - Metadata and Releases API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use PyPI Package Data API 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 Data API API in JavaScript

PyPI Package Data API API through CLI

PyPI Package Data API OpenAPI definition

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