Crates Io Search Scraper
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from $10.00 / 1,000 results
Pricing
from $10.00 / 1,000 results
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Crates.io Search Scraper
What it does
Crates.io Search Scraper searches and extracts Rust crate information from crates.io, the Rust community's crate registry. It returns crate names, versions, descriptions, total downloads, recent downloads, and direct links.
Why use it
Crates.io hosts over 140,000 Rust crates. This actor helps Rust developers and researchers discover crates, compare alternatives, and track popularity trends. Perfect for dependency analysis, ecosystem monitoring, or building crate recommendation tools.
How it works
- The actor takes a search query and optional maximum items count.
- Since crates.io uses a JavaScript-heavy frontend, the actor calls the crates.io JSON API directly.
- Crate metadata is extracted from the API response.
- Results are pushed to the Apify dataset in a structured format.
Input parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | "serde" | Search query to find Rust crates |
maxItems | integer | 20 | Maximum number of results (1-200) |
Output fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | string | Crate name |
version | string | Latest version |
description | string | Crate description |
downloads | string | Total download count |
recentDownloads | string | Recent download count |
url | string | Link to crates.io page |
Cost estimate
Pay-per-event pricing is $0.00075 per result. The crates.io API is freely accessible. Memory usage is minimal at 1024 MB default.
Tips
- Search by crate name or keywords for best results.
- The API provides reliable structured data directly.
- For package registry scrapers in other ecosystems, check out npm Package Search and PyPI Package Search.
