Maven Central Java Packages Scraper

Scrape Maven Central — the largest repository of Java and JVM artifacts — into clean, structured JSON. Search by keyword or resolve exact group:artifact coordinates, and get the latest version, packaging type, version count, last-updated timestamp and a direct link for every artifact. No API key, no login, datacenter-proxy friendly.

Features

• Two modes. search runs a free-text keyword query; artifacts resolves an explicit list of group:artifact coordinates.
• Clean JSON output — one row per artifact, every field nullable and stable.
• Latest version + version count for dependency and upgrade research.
• Fast & cheap — talks directly to the Maven Central Solr search API, no browser.
• No API key required.

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	select	search (keyword query) or artifacts (list of coordinates). Default search.
query	string	Free-text query for search mode. Prefill jackson.
coordinates	array	List of group:artifact strings for artifacts mode, e.g. com.google.guava:guava.
maxItems	integer	Max artifacts to return, 1–1000. Default 100.

Example input

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "jackson",
  "maxItems": 100
}

{
  "mode": "artifacts",
  "coordinates": ["com.google.guava:guava", "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3"]
}

Output

Each dataset item:

{
  "group_id": "com.google.guava",
  "artifact_id": "guava",
  "latest_version": "33.4.8-jre",
  "packaging": "bundle",
  "version_count": 150,
  "timestamp": "2025-04-14T17:25:22.422000+00:00",
  "repository": "central",
  "url": "https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.guava/guava",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-18T10:00:00+00:00"
}

Pricing

Runs on Apify's pay-per-usage model — roughly ~$1 per 1,000 artifacts depending on your plan and proxy. The actor is lightweight (512 MB, no browser), so most runs cost cents.

Use cases

• Developer intelligence — track which libraries and versions dominate the JVM ecosystem.
• Dependency research — pull latest versions and version counts across a set of coordinates.
• SBOM & compliance — enrich software bill-of-materials with canonical Maven metadata.
• Security & audit — snapshot the current latest version of critical dependencies to spot drift.

Comparison

	This actor	Manual Maven Central search	Raw Solr API
Structured JSON dataset	✅	❌	partial
Keyword + coordinate modes	✅	✅	✅
No parsing / paging code	✅	❌	❌
Export CSV/Excel/JSON	✅	❌	❌

Related actors

• npm Package Scraper
• PyPI Scraper
• Hex Packages Scraper
• NuGet Scraper

Keywords

maven, maven central, java, jvm, kotlin, scala, artifact, dependency, package scraper, sonatype, gradle, sbom, developer tools, version tracking, solr

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