Hex.pm

Hex.pm Package Owners API

Package ownership management.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Hex.pm API Keys Package Owners API
  description: REST API for the Hex.pm package registry, providing endpoints to search and retrieve package metadata, manage releases, handle authentication, manage API keys, and administer organizations and package ownership. The API supports JSON and Erlang media types.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Hex Support
    email: support@hex.pm
    url: https://hex.pm/docs
  termsOfService: https://hex.pm/policies/terms
  license:
    name: Hex.pm Terms of Service
    url: https://hex.pm/policies/terms
servers:
- url: https://hex.pm/api
  description: Hex.pm Production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Package Owners
  description: Package ownership management.
paths:
  /packages/{name}/owners:
    get:
      operationId: listPackageOwners
      summary: Fetch Package Owners
      description: Returns all owners of a package.
      tags:
      - Package Owners
      security: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of package owners.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Owner'
        '404':
          description: Package not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /packages/{name}/owners/{username}:
    get:
      operationId: getPackageOwner
      summary: Fetch a Package Owner
      description: Returns information about a specific owner of a package.
      tags:
      - Package Owners
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/username'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Package owner details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Owner'
        '404':
          description: Owner not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    put:
      operationId: addPackageOwner
      summary: Add a Package Owner
      description: Adds a user as an owner of a package.
      tags:
      - Package Owners
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/username'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Owner added.
        '403':
          description: Not authorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Package or user not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: removePackageOwner
      summary: Remove a Package Owner
      description: Removes a user as an owner of a package.
      tags:
      - Package Owners
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/username'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Owner removed.
        '403':
          description: Not authorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Package or user not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Owner:
      type: object
      properties:
        username:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
      required:
      - status
      - message
  parameters:
    username:
      name: username
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Username.
    package_name:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Package name.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'API token authentication. Pass the token directly: `Authorization: token`. For OAuth2 Bearer tokens use: `Authorization: Bearer token`.'
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 Bearer token obtained via Device Authorization Grant (RFC 8628).
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Deprecated. Basic authentication with username and password. Only allowed on specific endpoints for generating API tokens.
externalDocs:
  description: Hex.pm API Documentation
  url: https://hex.pm/docs/api