# Arch Linux AUR Scraper - Package Metadata & Analytics (`klondikeking/arch-linux-aur-scraper`) Actor Extract Arch Linux User Repository (AUR) package metadata, version info, maintainer details, vote counts, popularity scores, and dependency information using the official AUR RPC API. No authentication required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/klondikeking/arch-linux-aur-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Pierrick McD0nald](https://apify.com/klondikeking) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $1.00 / 1,000 package extracteds 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 a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ## Arch Linux AUR Scraper — Package Metadata, Dependencies & Votes Extract comprehensive package metadata from the Arch Linux User Repository (AUR) using the official public RPC API. This Actor retrieves package names, versions, maintainers, vote counts, popularity scores, dependencies, licenses, and keywords for any search query. No authentication or proxy is required. The AUR is the largest community-driven package repository for Arch Linux and its derivatives (Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Garuda Linux). Whether you are tracking software versions, auditing dependencies, monitoring package maintenance, or building a Linux software directory, this Actor delivers structured data in seconds. ### Use Cases - **Package Discovery & Inventory** — Build a searchable catalog of AUR packages for a Linux distribution or software directory. - **Version Tracking & Security Auditing** — Monitor package versions, last modified dates, and out-of-date flags to identify unmaintained or stale software. - **Dependency Analysis** — Extract `depends`, `makeDepends`, `optDepends`, and `conflicts` to map software dependency trees. - **Maintainer Research** — Identify active maintainers and popular packages by votes and popularity score. - **Competitive Intelligence** — Track which tools are trending in the Arch Linux ecosystem. ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `searchQuery` | String | Yes | Package name or keyword to search (e.g., "yay", "nvidia", "browser"). | | `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum packages to return (default: 100, max: 5000). | | `includeDetails` | Boolean | No | Fetch additional details (dependencies, licenses, keywords) via the info endpoint (default: true). | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Proxy settings for requests. | ### Output The Actor outputs a dataset with the following fields: ```json { "name": "yay", "packageBase": "yay", "packageBaseId": 115973, "version": "13.0.1-1", "description": "Yet another yogurt. Pacman wrapper and AUR helper written in go.", "url": "https://github.com/Jguer/yay", "urlPath": "/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yay.tar.gz", "maintainer": "jguer", "submitter": "jguer", "numVotes": 2604, "popularity": 47.23716, "firstSubmitted": 1475688004, "lastModified": 1781905288, "outOfDate": null, "depends": ["pacman>6.1", "git"], "makeDepends": ["go>=1.24"], "optDepends": ["sudo", "doas"], "checkDepends": [], "conflicts": [], "provides": [], "replaces": [], "license": ["GPL-3.0-or-later"], "keywords": ["arm", "AUR", "go", "helper", "pacman", "wrapper", "x86"], "id": 2131240, "searchQuery": "yay" } ```` ### Pricing Pay per event: **$0.001 per package extracted** (minimum charge: 1 package). ### Limitations - The AUR RPC API does not support pagination. Large result sets are truncated client-side using `maxResults`. - Search queries must be non-empty. If left blank, the Actor falls back to a default search. - Rate limiting is not documented for the AUR RPC API; excessive volume may trigger temporary blocks. - Package details (`includeDetails`) require a secondary API call per batch. Disabling this speeds up runs for large result sets. ### FAQ **Q: Do I need an Arch Linux account or API key?** A: No. The AUR RPC API is completely public and requires no authentication. **Q: Can I search by maintainer instead of package name?** A: The AUR RPC search endpoint searches by package name and description. Maintainer-specific filtering is not supported by the API. **Q: What does the `outOfDate` field mean?** A: If non-null, it is a Unix timestamp indicating when the package was flagged as out-of-date by a user. `null` means the package is up-to-date. **Q: Why is `popularity` a decimal?** A: AUR popularity is a weighted score based on votes and usage patterns, calculated by the Arch Linux infrastructure. ### Changelog - **v1.0.0** — Initial release. Search and detail extraction via AUR RPC API v5. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Package name or keyword to search in the AUR. Leave empty to search for 'aur'. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of packages to return. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Fetch additional details (dependencies, licenses, keywords) for each package via the info endpoint. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "yay", "maxResults": 25, "includeDetails": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description ## `stats` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "searchQuery": "yay", "maxResults": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("klondikeking/arch-linux-aur-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQuery": "yay", "maxResults": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("klondikeking/arch-linux-aur-scraper").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 '{ "searchQuery": "yay", "maxResults": 25, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call klondikeking/arch-linux-aur-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=klondikeking/arch-linux-aur-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Arch Linux AUR Scraper - Package Metadata & Analytics", "description": "Extract Arch Linux User Repository (AUR) package metadata, version info, maintainer details, vote counts, popularity scores, and dependency information using the official AUR RPC API. No authentication required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "qU729EHIyVp0bmKEe" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/klondikeking~arch-linux-aur-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-klondikeking-arch-linux-aur-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/klondikeking~arch-linux-aur-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-klondikeking-arch-linux-aur-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/klondikeking~arch-linux-aur-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-klondikeking-arch-linux-aur-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "searchQuery" ], "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Package name or keyword to search in the AUR. Leave empty to search for 'aur'.", "default": "" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of packages to return.", "default": 100 }, "includeDetails": { "title": "Include Package Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch additional details (dependencies, licenses, keywords) for each package via the info endpoint.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for requests." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```