# NPM Package Release Monitor (`junipr/npm-package-release-monitor`) Actor Monitor NPM package releases, versions, metadata, dependency changes, and release cadence. - **URL**: https://apify.com/junipr/npm-package-release-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [junipr](https://apify.com/junipr) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $6.50 / 1,000 record checkeds 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## NPM Package Release Monitor ### Store Positioning **Store title:** NPM Package Release Monitor **Short description:** Monitor NPM package releases, versions, metadata, dependency changes, and release cadence. **SEO title:** NPM Package Release Monitor — official public data extraction and monitoring **SEO description:** Monitor NPM package releases, versions, metadata, dependency changes, and release cadence. Use it to normalize official public data into clean Apify datasets with source-specific fields and report artifacts. **Categories:** SEO_TOOLS, DEVELOPER_TOOLS, AUTOMATION **Keywords:** npm, package, release, monitor, data qa, change monitor, official/public-data actor ### Fixed-Inclusive PPE Pricing This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Event prices include Apify platform usage; users are not expected to pay a separate platform-usage pass-through charge for the configured pricing model. - Tier: D1 — Official/public-data actor - Primary event: `record-checked` at $0.00908 base - Default max charge: $15.00 - Store discounts: FREE/BRONZE base, SILVER discounted, GOLD deepest approved discount Event set: - `actor-start`: base $0.02000, GOLD $0.01760. npm Package Release Monitor: charged when actor start is completed. The price includes Apify platform usage; no separate usage pass-through is intended. - `record-checked`: base $0.00908, GOLD $0.00799. npm Package Release Monitor: charged when record checked is completed. The price includes Apify platform usage; no separate usage pass-through is intended. - `event-detected`: base $0.01300, GOLD $0.01140. npm Package Release Monitor: charged when event detected is completed. The price includes Apify platform usage; no separate usage pass-through is intended. - `report-generated`: base $0.05000, GOLD $0.04400. npm Package Release Monitor: charged when report generated is completed. The price includes Apify platform usage; no separate usage pass-through is intended. ### Public Task Concepts - Compare previous and current NPM Package Release snapshots - Monitor NPM Package Release changes for a capped watchlist - Build an NPM Package Release change digest from supplied evidence - Prioritize high-impact NPM Package Release changes - Export NPM Package Release change rows for client review Monitor NPM package releases, versions, metadata, dependency changes, and release cadence. ### What This Actor Does NPM Package Release Monitor turns explicit watchlists or supplied records into structured Apify dataset rows and a concise report. The capped built-in records make the default run deterministic and avoid network, browser, proxy, LLM, or third-party API costs. The actor checks each supplied record for source identity, matched watch terms, actor-specific metadata, issue signals, severity, recommendations, and pricing metadata. It writes one dataset row per processed record and, when enabled, key-value-store JSON and Markdown summaries for operational workflows. ### What This Actor Does Not Do - It does not provide legal, medical, financial, investment, safety, or compliance advice. - It does not guarantee completeness of any public source or third-party dataset. - It does not collect sensitive personal data by default. - It does not rely on unsupported private APIs. ### Best Use Cases - package release watchlists - dependency version monitoring - metadata cadence reporting ### Input Fields Explained | Field | Type | Default | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `records` | array | two built-in records | Records or snapshots to check. Each item can include title, description, body, entity, category, keywords, and metadata. | | `urls` | array | [] | Reserved for optional source URLs. Defaults do not fetch URLs. | | `fetchUrls` | boolean | false | Enables HTTP fetching for records with sourceUrl and no body. Keep false when records already contain the text to analyze. | | `watchTerms` | array | actor defaults | Terms used to mark relevant records and alerts. | | `includeReport` | boolean | true | Writes JSON and Markdown report artifacts to the key-value store. | | `maxItems` | integer | 2 | Caps processed records. Maximum is 50. | | `maxTextBytes` | integer | 500000 | Caps analyzed text per record. | | `debug` | boolean | false | Enables debug logging. | ### Example Input ```json { "records": [ { "sourceId": "npm-crawlee-3-17", "sourceUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlee/v/3.17.0", "title": "crawlee 3.17.0 released", "description": "New Crawlee package release with security fixes and minor crawler improvements.", "entityName": "crawlee", "category": "npm", "date": "2026-06-26", "keywords": [ "security" ], "metadata": { "packageName": "crawlee", "version": "3.17.0", "previousVersion": "3.16.2", "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T13:00:00Z" } }, { "sourceId": "npm-thin-release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/example/v/latest", "title": "example package update", "description": "Release notes mention breaking API behavior but omit version metadata.", "entityName": "example", "category": "npm", "date": "2026-06-25", "keywords": [ "breaking" ], "metadata": { "packageName": "example", "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T10:00:00Z" } } ], "includeReport": true, "maxItems": 2 } ```` ### Output Fields Explained | Field | Meaning | | --- | --- | | `auditId` | Stable hash for the checked record. | | `sourceId`, `sourceUrl` | Source identifiers for traceability. | | `status`, `severity`, `score` | Normalized outcome and 0-100 quality/risk score. | | `matchedKeywords` | Watch terms found in the record text or metadata. | | `issues`, `issueCodes` | Actor-specific findings with severity and messages. | | `recommendations` | Next actions for the operator or content/data owner. | | `metadata` | Original metadata plus derived helper fields when applicable. | | `pricingTemplate`, `pricingEventName` | Pricing source and primary PPE event used by the actor. | ### Example Output ```json { "auditId": "npmpack_17d01f6f40a9e585", "actorSlug": "npm-package-release-monitor", "actorName": "NPM Package Release Monitor", "sourceType": "fixture", "sourceId": "npm-crawlee-3-17", "sourceUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlee/v/3.17.0", "title": "crawlee 3.17.0 released", "status": "pass", "severity": "none", "score": 100, "matchedKeywords": [ "security" ], "primaryEntity": "crawlee", "category": "npm", "publishedAt": "2026-06-26", "summary": "New Crawlee package release with security fixes and minor crawler improvements.", "issueCount": 0, "issues": [], "issueCodes": [], "recommendations": [ "NPM Package Release Monitor did not find immediate risk signals for this record. Re-run after source data changes." ], "metadata": { "packageName": "crawlee", "version": "3.17.0", "previousVersion": "3.16.2", "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T13:00:00Z", "sourceSpecific": { "releaseRows": [ { "packageName": "crawlee", "previousVersion": "3.16.2", "currentVersion": "3.17.0", "releasedAt": "2026-06-26T13:00:00Z", "semverChange": null, "yankedOrDeprecated": false } ] }, "normalizedTextPreview": "npm-crawlee-3-17 https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlee/v/3.17.0 crawlee 3.17.0 released New Crawlee package release with security fixes and minor crawler improvements. crawlee npm security {\"packageName\":\"crawlee\",\"version\":\"3.17.0\",\"previ" }, "textBytes": 298, "checkedAt": "2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z", "pricingTemplate": "D1 — Official/public-data actor", "pricingEventName": "record-checked" } ``` ### Cost-Control Tips - Keep `maxItems` small for default and scheduled checks. - Use supplied records or snapshots for deterministic QA runs. - Leave `fetchUrls` off unless live source fetching is explicitly needed. - Review warning rows before increasing caps. - Schedule small frequent runs instead of broad one-off sweeps. ### Scheduling Examples - Daily watchlist check with two to five high-value records. - Weekly QA run before publishing a site, data, or actor update. - Post-migration or post-release validation using a saved record set. ### Public Task Examples - `tiny-default-check` - Run a two-record npm package release monitor check with report artifacts enabled. - `watchlist-digest` - Process a small supplied watchlist and summarize matched terms. - `risk-triage-report` - Return only records with warning or fail status for operator follow-up. - `scheduled-monitor` - Run NPM Package Release Monitor on a daily or weekly schedule with tight caps. - `schema-and-billing-preflight` - Validate output shape and PPE event names before live setup. ### FAQ #### Can I schedule recurring checks? Yes. Save a capped input and use Apify schedules to run it daily or weekly. #### Can I use this with live URLs? Yes. Set `fetchUrls` to true and provide `urls` or records with `sourceUrl`. Failed fetches produce explicit diagnostic rows. #### Why does it charge before pushing output? Pay-per-event actors must charge before paid output is written. If the charge limit is reached, processing stops before another paid row is emitted. #### What happens on charge limits? The actor stops gracefully and writes a summary instead of pushing unpaid result rows. #### Is this legal, financial, safety, or compliance advice? No. The actor produces operational signals and structured data for review. Human owners remain responsible for decisions. ### Troubleshooting - If the dataset is empty, check that `maxItems` is greater than zero and that records are supplied or defaults are enabled. - If a record is flagged unexpectedly, inspect `issueCodes`, `matchedKeywords`, and the normalized metadata preview. - If live fetching fails, rerun with supplied record bodies or snapshots and keep `fetchUrls` false. ### Limitations This actor only sees the records, snapshots, or URLs supplied to it. It does not guarantee complete public-source coverage, private-source access, or all edge-case parsing. Browser and proxy flows are not used by default. ### Source And Safety Notes The built-in records are labeled through `sourceType: "fixture"` and are intended to show the output contract. When connecting public sources, use official or permissioned endpoints where possible and avoid sensitive personal data. Do not use the output as a substitute for professional advice. ### Changelog - 2026-07-02: Initial actor package with schemas, capped defaults, pricing controls, and runtime validation. # Actor input Schema ## `records` (type: `array`): Records, snapshots, or source observations to process. Defaults to two capped built-in records. ## `urls` (type: `array`): Optional URLs reserved for live fetching when Fetch URLs is true. ## `fetchUrls` (type: `boolean`): Fetch sourceUrl text over HTTP. Keep false when records already contain the text to analyze. ## `watchTerms` (type: `array`): Keywords or topics used to flag relevant records. ## `includeReport` (type: `boolean`): Write JSON and Markdown report artifacts to the key-value store. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum records to process in one run. ## `maxTextBytes` (type: `integer`): Maximum searchable text bytes per record. ## `dryRun` (type: `boolean`): Validate input and write a dry-run summary without PPE charges or dataset output. ## `debug` (type: `boolean`): Enable debug logging. ## Actor input object example ```json { "records": [ { "sourceId": "npm-crawlee-3-17", "sourceUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlee/v/3.17.0", "title": "crawlee 3.17.0 released", "description": "New Crawlee package release with security fixes and minor crawler improvements.", "entityName": "crawlee", "category": "npm", "date": "2026-06-26", "keywords": [ "security" ], "metadata": { "packageName": "crawlee", "version": "3.17.0", "previousVersion": "3.16.2", "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T13:00:00Z" } }, { "sourceId": "npm-thin-release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/example/v/latest", "title": "example package update", "description": "Release notes mention breaking API behavior but omit version metadata.", "entityName": "example", "category": "npm", "date": "2026-06-25", "keywords": [ "breaking" ], "metadata": { "packageName": "example", "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T10:00:00Z" } } ], "urls": [], "fetchUrls": false, "watchTerms": [ "security", "breaking", "deprecated" ], "includeReport": true, "maxItems": 2, "maxTextBytes": 500000, "dryRun": false, "debug": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Structured result rows in the default dataset. ## `summary` (type: `string`): Summary JSON in the key-value store when includeReport is enabled. ## `markdownReport` (type: `string`): Markdown report in the key-value store when includeReport is enabled. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("junipr/npm-package-release-monitor").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("junipr/npm-package-release-monitor").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call junipr/npm-package-release-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=junipr/npm-package-release-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "NPM Package Release Monitor", "description": "Monitor NPM package releases, versions, metadata, dependency changes, and release cadence.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "dl9H8X1Uv602bOtxH" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/junipr~npm-package-release-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-junipr-npm-package-release-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/junipr~npm-package-release-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-junipr-npm-package-release-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/junipr~npm-package-release-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-junipr-npm-package-release-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "records": { "title": "Records To Check", "type": "array", "description": "Records, snapshots, or source observations to process. Defaults to two capped built-in records.", "items": { "type": "object" }, "default": [ { "sourceId": "npm-crawlee-3-17", "sourceUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlee/v/3.17.0", "title": "crawlee 3.17.0 released", "description": "New Crawlee package release with security fixes and minor crawler improvements.", "entityName": "crawlee", "category": "npm", "date": "2026-06-26", "keywords": [ "security" ], "metadata": { "packageName": "crawlee", "version": "3.17.0", "previousVersion": "3.16.2", "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T13:00:00Z" } }, { "sourceId": "npm-thin-release", "sourceUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/example/v/latest", "title": "example package update", "description": "Release notes mention breaking API behavior but omit version metadata.", "entityName": "example", "category": "npm", "date": "2026-06-25", "keywords": [ "breaking" ], "metadata": { "packageName": "example", "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T10:00:00Z" } } ] }, "urls": { "title": "URLs To Fetch", "type": "array", "description": "Optional URLs reserved for live fetching when Fetch URLs is true.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [] }, "fetchUrls": { "title": "Fetch URLs", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch sourceUrl text over HTTP. Keep false when records already contain the text to analyze.", "default": false }, "watchTerms": { "title": "Watch Terms", "type": "array", "description": "Keywords or topics used to flag relevant records.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "security", "breaking", "deprecated" ] }, "includeReport": { "title": "Include Report Artifacts", "type": "boolean", "description": "Write JSON and Markdown report artifacts to the key-value store.", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum records to process in one run.", "default": 2 }, "maxTextBytes": { "title": "Max Text Bytes", "minimum": 100, "maximum": 2000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum searchable text bytes per record.", "default": 500000 }, "dryRun": { "title": "Dry Run", "type": "boolean", "description": "Validate input and write a dry-run summary without PPE charges or dataset output.", "default": false }, "debug": { "title": "Debug Logs", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable debug logging.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```