# NPM Package Intelligence — $0.50/1K (`scrapesignal_labs/npm-package-intelligence`) Actor

Search and enrich public npm packages with versions, downloads, scores, dependencies, licenses, maintainers, and repository links.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesignal\_labs/npm-package-intelligence.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeSignal Labs](https://apify.com/scrapesignal_labs) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 package records

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## npm Package Intelligence — $0.50 per 1,000 packages

Search the public npm registry or enrich exact packages with official registry metadata and download counts. Each row is flat enough for spreadsheets and rich enough for dependency selection, DevTool market research, open-source monitoring, and software-supply-chain workflows.

### Why this Actor?

- **20–38× below visible competitors** charging roughly $10–$19 per 1,000 results.
- Search keywords, exact package names, or both.
- Official npm search, registry, and downloads endpoints — no browser or API key.
- Versions, downloads, score signals, licenses, release dates, dependency counts, maintainers, and links.
- Hard row limits and post-enrichment filters keep spend predictable.

### Input example

```json
{
  "mode": "both",
  "queries": ["web scraping", "pdf parser"],
  "packageNames": ["crawlee", "playwright", "@types/node"],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
  "maxItems": 250,
  "downloadsPeriod": "last-week",
  "minimumDownloads": 1000,
  "licenses": ["MIT", "Apache-2.0"]
}
```

### Pricing

Package rows cost **$0.0005 each ($0.50 per 1,000)** plus a $0.00005 Actor-start event. Platform usage is billed by Apify under the user's plan. Failed lookups do not create extra rows.

### Data source and responsible use

npm documents its registry as a public dataset and directs crawlers to the public registry rather than the website. The Actor rate-limits concurrency, uses public endpoints, and does not expose maintainer email addresses. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with npm, Inc.

# Actor input Schema

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

Search keywords, enrich exact package names, or combine both.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Examples: react table, pdf parser, keywords:scraping.

## `packageNames` (type: `array`):

Scoped packages such as @types/node are supported.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Limit how many npm search results are enriched for each query.

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

A hard cost and output ceiling for the run.

## `includeDownloads` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch official npm download totals for the selected period.

## `downloadsPeriod` (type: `string`):

Choose the official npm download-count window used for enrichment and filtering.

## `includeFullMetadata` (type: `boolean`):

Add license, dependency counts, maintainers, release dates, engines, and repository links.

## `minimumDownloads` (type: `integer`):

Applied after download enrichment. Set to 0 for no minimum.

## `licenses` (type: `array`):

Optional case-insensitive exact SPDX/license values, such as MIT or Apache-2.0.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "both",
  "queries": [
    "web scraping"
  ],
  "packageNames": [],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
  "maxItems": 250,
  "includeDownloads": true,
  "downloadsPeriod": "last-week",
  "includeFullMetadata": true,
  "minimumDownloads": 0,
  "licenses": []
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (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("scrapesignal_labs/npm-package-intelligence").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("scrapesignal_labs/npm-package-intelligence").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 scrapesignal_labs/npm-package-intelligence --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

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/0BtP4gfTRIqF2LBhB/builds/c582dCBcHDGzeZJOf/openapi.json