npm Downloads API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: npm Hooks Downloads API
  description: The npm Hooks API allows developers to subscribe to notifications about changes in the npm registry. Hooks send HTTP POST payloads to a configured URI whenever a package is changed, enabling developers to build integrations that respond to registry events in real time. Users can add hooks to follow specific packages, track all activity of given npm users, or monitor all packages within an organization or user scope. The API provides endpoints for creating, listing, updating, and deleting hook subscriptions. Note that npm hooks services have been deprecated as of July 2024.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: npm Support
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/support
  termsOfService: https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/terms
servers:
- url: https://registry.npmjs.org
  description: npm Public Registry
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Downloads
  description: Package tarball downloads.
paths:
  /{package}/-/{tarball}:
    get:
      operationId: downloadPackageTarball
      summary: Download a package tarball
      description: Downloads the tarball archive for a specific version of a package. The tarball filename is typically in the format {package}-{version}.tgz. This endpoint is used by the npm CLI during package installation.
      tags:
      - Downloads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/packageName'
      - name: tarball
        in: path
        description: The tarball filename, typically in the format {package}-{version}.tgz.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tarball file returned successfully.
          content:
            application/gzip:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '404':
          description: Tarball not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response from the registry.
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: The error type or code.
        reason:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation of the error.
  parameters:
    packageName:
      name: package
      in: path
      description: The name of the package. For scoped packages, use URL encoding (e.g., @scope%2Fpackage).
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: npm access token provided as a Bearer token.
externalDocs:
  description: npm Hooks Documentation
  url: https://blog.npmjs.org/post/145260155635/introducing-hooks-get-notifications-of-npm