Hex.pm Packages API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Hex.pm API Keys Packages 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: Packages
  description: Package search and metadata.
paths:
  /packages:
    get:
      operationId: listPackages
      summary: List all Packages
      description: Returns a paginated list of packages. Supports search and sorting.
      tags:
      - Packages
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: 'Sort order. Options: name, downloads, inserted_at, updated_at, recent_downloads.'
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - name
          - downloads
          - inserted_at
          - updated_at
          - recent_downloads
      - name: search
        in: query
        description: 'Search string. Supports field search: name:nerves*, description:framework, extra:type,nerves.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of packages.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Package'
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Limit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Remaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-RateLimit-Reset'
  /packages/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getPackage
      summary: Fetch a Package
      description: Returns information about a specific package including all releases and owners.
      tags:
      - Packages
      security: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Package details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Package'
        '404':
          description: Package not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /packages/{name}/audit-logs:
    get:
      operationId: getPackageAuditLogs
      summary: Fetch Package Audit Logs
      description: Returns audit logs for a specific package.
      tags:
      - Packages
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of audit log entries.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditLog'
components:
  schemas:
    AuditLog:
      type: object
      properties:
        action:
          type: string
          description: Action that was performed.
        actor:
          type: string
          description: Actor who performed the action.
        params:
          type: object
          description: Additional parameters of the action.
        inserted_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Package:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Package name.
        html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to package page on hex.pm.
        docs_html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to package documentation.
        meta:
          type: object
          description: Package metadata.
          properties:
            description:
              type: string
            licenses:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            links:
              type: object
              additionalProperties:
                type: string
            maintainers:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
        releases:
          type: array
          description: List of releases.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReleaseSummary'
        owners:
          type: array
          description: Package owners.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Owner'
        inserted_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        downloads:
          type: object
          description: Download counts.
          properties:
            all:
              type: integer
            recent:
              type: integer
    ReleaseSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
          description: Release version.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        inserted_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    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
  headers:
    X-RateLimit-Limit:
      description: The maximum number of requests permitted per minute.
      schema:
        type: integer
    X-RateLimit-Reset:
      description: The time at which the rate limit window resets in UNIX epoch.
      schema:
        type: integer
    X-RateLimit-Remaining:
      description: The remaining number of requests allowed until reset.
      schema:
        type: integer
  parameters:
    package_name:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Package name.
    page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: Page number for paginated results. Starts at 1.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
  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