# NPM Package Scraper | Downloads, Dependencies & Versions (`resounding_diplomacy/npm-trending-scraper`) Actor

Scrape NPM package statistics including weekly downloads, dependencies, versions, maintainers, and license info. Search packages by keyword or track trending packages. Monitor package health and adoption metrics. Export as JSON or CSV, run via API, or schedule automated dependency tracking.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/resounding_diplomacy/npm-trending-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [alars num](https://apify.com/resounding_diplomacy) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 scraped items

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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 Trending Scraper

Discover trending, popular, and newly published NPM packages. Search by keyword, browse trending repositories, or monitor recently published packages with full metadata including quality, popularity, and maintenance scores. No API key required.

This actor uses the NPM registry and GitHub APIs to fetch package data across three modes. Each result includes version, description, author, keywords, repository links, and npm quality scores. Optionally fetch full README content and weekly download counts for deeper analysis. Export to JSON, CSV, or via API.

### Features

- Three modes: **trending** (popular packages), **keyword** (search by keyword), and **new** (recently published)
- NPM quality, popularity, and maintenance scores per package
- Optional README extraction (up to 5000 characters) and weekly download counts
- Package metadata: name, version, description, author, keywords, homepage, repository links
- Keyword-based search across the entire NPM registry
- No API key or authentication required

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `mode` | String | `trending` | Scrape mode: `trending`, `keyword`, or `new` |
| `keyword` | String | `""` | Search keyword (used in `trending` and `keyword` modes) |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `50` | Maximum number of packages to return |
| `includeReadme` | Boolean | `false` | Fetch README content and weekly download counts for each package (up to 10 packages) |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "mode": "keyword",
    "keyword": "state management react",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "includeReadme": false
}
```

### Output

#### Keyword / trending mode output

```json
{
    "name": "zustand",
    "version": "4.5.0",
    "description": "Bear necessities for state management in React",
    "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/zustand",
    "repository": "https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand",
    "homepage": "https://zustand-demo.pmnd.rs",
    "author": "pmndrs",
    "date": "2026-06-15T10:00:00.000Z",
    "keywords": ["react", "state", "state-management"],
    "searchScore": 15.72,
    "score": 0.89,
    "qualityScore": 0.92,
    "popularityScore": 0.85,
    "maintenanceScore": 0.90,
    "type": "npm_package"
}
```

#### New packages mode output

```json
{
    "name": "new-package-name",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "A brand new package",
    "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/new-package-name",
    "author": "developer",
    "keywords": ["utility"],
    "license": "MIT",
    "repository": "https://github.com/user/repo",
    "date": "2026-07-04T09:00:00.000Z",
    "type": "new_package"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Package discovery** — find the best libraries for a specific task before starting a project
- **Technology scouting** — monitor new NPM packages to spot emerging trends in the JavaScript ecosystem
- **Dependency monitoring** — track recently published packages in your technology stack
- **Market research** — analyze package popularity and quality scores to understand ecosystem dynamics
- **Content creation** — find trending packages to feature in newsletters, blog posts, or roundups
- **Security** — monitor newly published packages for potential typosquatting or supply chain risks
- **Evaluating alternatives** — compare quality, popularity, and maintenance scores across similar packages

### How to use

1. Open the actor on the Apify Store.
2. Choose a `mode`: `trending`, `keyword`, or `new`.
3. Enter a `keyword` (required for `keyword` mode, optional for `trending`).
4. Optionally enable `includeReadme` for README content and download counts.
5. Click **Start** and export results to JSON, CSV, or via API.

Schedule recurring runs to monitor new packages and build a time-series dataset of NPM ecosystem trends.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

trending=popular packages, keyword=search by keyword, new=recently published

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search for (required in keyword mode, optional in trending mode)

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of packages to return

## `includeReadme` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch README content and weekly download counts for top 10 results (slower)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "trending",
  "keyword": "",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeReadme": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("resounding_diplomacy/npm-trending-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("resounding_diplomacy/npm-trending-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call resounding_diplomacy/npm-trending-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,resounding_diplomacy/npm-trending-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/Dvd0j8mwh72eR4D9g/builds/A6X07JXUoXA2RGEWW/openapi.json