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CTAN TeX Packages Scraper

Scan the CTAN catalog of TeX packages with optional keyword filter and detail hydration. Records carry key, name, caption, license, version, version date, authors, copyright, descriptions, topics, install info, homepage, and documentation. Useful for TeX research and writing tooling.

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ParseForge

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You can access the CTAN TeX Packages Scraper 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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1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "maxItems": 10
12};
13
14// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15const run = await client.actor("parseforge/ctan-tex-packages-scraper").call(input);
16
17// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
18console.log('Results from dataset');
19console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
20const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
21items.forEach((item) => {
22    console.dir(item);
23});
24
25// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

CTAN TeX Packages Scraper API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use CTAN TeX Packages Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

CTAN TeX Packages Scraper API in Python

CTAN TeX Packages Scraper API through CLI

CTAN TeX Packages Scraper OpenAPI definition

CTAN TeX Packages Scraper API

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