Hex.pm Releases API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Hex.pm API Keys Releases 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: Releases
  description: Package release publishing and management.
paths:
  /packages/{name}/releases/{version}:
    get:
      operationId: getRelease
      summary: Fetch a Release
      description: Returns detailed information about a specific release of a package.
      tags:
      - Releases
      security: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/release_version'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Release details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Release'
        '404':
          description: Release not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: revertRelease
      summary: Revert a Release
      description: Removes a release. Only possible within one hour of publishing and if no other packages depend on it.
      tags:
      - Releases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/release_version'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Release reverted successfully.
        '403':
          description: Not authorized or time window expired.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Release not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /publish:
    post:
      operationId: publishRelease
      summary: Publish a Release
      description: Publishes a new release for a package. The body must be a valid Hex package tarball.
      tags:
      - Releases
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/octet-stream:
            schema:
              type: string
              format: binary
              description: Hex package tarball.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Release published.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Release'
        '400':
          description: Invalid tarball.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '422':
          description: Validation error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /packages/{name}/releases/{version}/retire:
    post:
      operationId: retireRelease
      summary: Mark Release as Retired
      description: Marks a release as retired with a reason and optional message.
      tags:
      - Releases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/release_version'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetireRelease'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Release marked as retired.
        '404':
          description: Release not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: unretireRelease
      summary: Unmark Release as Retired
      description: Removes the retired status from a release.
      tags:
      - Releases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/package_name'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/release_version'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Release retirement removed.
        '404':
          description: Release not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Release:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
          description: Release version.
        checksum:
          type: string
          description: SHA-256 checksum of the release tarball.
        has_docs:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether documentation is published.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        package_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        docs_html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        html_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        downloads:
          type: integer
        meta:
          type: object
          properties:
            app:
              type: string
            build_tools:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            elixir:
              type: string
        retirement:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          properties:
            reason:
              type: string
              enum:
              - other
              - invalid
              - security
              - deprecated
              - renamed
            message:
              type: string
        requirements:
          type: object
          description: Package dependencies.
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
            properties:
              requirement:
                type: string
              optional:
                type: boolean
              app:
                type: string
              repository:
                type: string
        inserted_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    RetireRelease:
      type: object
      required:
      - reason
      properties:
        reason:
          type: string
          enum:
          - other
          - invalid
          - security
          - deprecated
          - renamed
          description: Reason for retiring the release.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Optional message explaining retirement.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
      required:
      - status
      - message
  parameters:
    release_version:
      name: version
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Release version (e.g. 1.0.0).
    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