# npm & PyPI Package Stats, Downloads & Release Monitor (`mediapro-tools/npm-pypi-package-intel`) Actor

Get npm and PyPI package versions, release dates, downloads and licenses in bulk. Input: npmPackages, pypiPackages. Output (JSON/CSV): one row per item with ecosystem, name, found, latestVersion, latestReleaseAt, daysSinceRelease, releasesLast90d, downloadsLastWeek, downloadsLastMonth, license.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mediapro-tools/npm-pypi-package-intel.md
- **Developed by:** [Jeremy Yarbrough](https://apify.com/mediapro-tools) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## npm & PyPI Package Stats, Downloads & Release Monitor

Get structured stats for npm and PyPI packages from the **official registry APIs**: latest version, release dates and cadence, weekly and monthly downloads (npm), license, dependencies, maintainers, repository and deprecation status. You can also pull the top npm packages for any keyword. Turn on **monitor mode** to get alerts on new releases, deprecations, license changes and maintainer changes.

### Use cases

- Devtool companies tracking their own and competitors' adoption week over week
- Open-source and security teams spotting abandoned packages (daysSinceRelease) and license drift
- Investors and analysts scouting fast-growing libraries
- Building comparison tables ("best X library") with real numbers

### Input

`npmPackages`, `pypiPackages`, `npmSearch` + `searchLimit`, `monitorMode`, `onlyChanged`.

### Output

One row per package: `ecosystem, name, latestVersion, latestReleaseAt, daysSinceRelease, versionCount, releasesLast90d, downloadsLastWeek, downloadsLastMonth, license, repository, deprecated, maintainers, dependencyCount, dependencies` and more. Monitor mode adds `changed`, `changes` and `downloadsWeekChangePct`.

Maintainer emails are never output. PyPI download counts aren't in the PyPI API and are left out.

### Pricing

Pay per package. See the Pricing tab.

### Related tools

- [GitHub Repo Stats & Release Tracker (official API)](https://apify.com/mediapro-tools/github-repo-release-tracker)
- [Hugging Face Models, Datasets & Spaces Scraper + Trend Tracker](https://apify.com/mediapro-tools/hugging-face-models-datasets-tracker)
- [Hacker News Scraper: Search, Feeds, Comments & Who's Hiring](https://apify.com/mediapro-tools/hacker-news-intel)
- [Chrome & Edge Extension Intel + Permission Alerts](https://apify.com/mediapro-tools/chrome-edge-extension-intel)

# Actor input Schema

## `npmPackages` (type: `array`):

Exact names, scoped names allowed (@scope/name).

## `pypiPackages` (type: `array`):

Exact PyPI project names.

## `npmSearch` (type: `array`):

Each query adds the top matching npm packages.

## `searchLimit` (type: `integer`):

npm search size.

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Flags new versions, deprecation, license, maintainer and dependency-count changes, plus week-over-week download change. Schedule daily or weekly.

## `onlyChanged` (type: `boolean`):

Monitor mode only.

## `stateStoreName` (type: `string`):

Named key-value store for previous snapshots.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "npmPackages": [
    "react",
    "apify"
  ],
  "pypiPackages": [
    "requests"
  ],
  "searchLimit": 20,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "onlyChanged": false,
  "stateStoreName": "package-intel-monitor"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All result records in the default dataset (table view: overview).

## `files` (type: `string`):

Files saved by this run (download links are also in each result record).

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Counts and stats for this run (JSON).

# 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 = {
    "npmPackages": [
        "react",
        "apify"
    ],
    "pypiPackages": [
        "requests"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mediapro-tools/npm-pypi-package-intel").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 = {
    "npmPackages": [
        "react",
        "apify",
    ],
    "pypiPackages": ["requests"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mediapro-tools/npm-pypi-package-intel").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 '{
  "npmPackages": [
    "react",
    "apify"
  ],
  "pypiPackages": [
    "requests"
  ]
}' |
apify call mediapro-tools/npm-pypi-package-intel --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mediapro-tools/npm-pypi-package-intel"
        }
    }
}
```

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/6X7hSBLaZTiKvufDw/builds/ucvkUtbEl8szmTDn3/openapi.json