Posit Packages API
The Packages API from Posit — 1 operation(s) for packages.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
contact:
email: support@posit.co
name: Posit Connect Support
url: https://support.posit.co/hc/en-us
description: '## Overview
The Posit Connect Server API can be used to perform certain
user actions remotely.'
license:
name: Commercial. Copyright 2015-2026 Posit Software, PBC. All Rights Reserved.
url: https://posit.co/about/eula/
termsOfService: https://posit.co/about/eula/
title: Posit Connect API Reference Packages API
version: 1.0.1
servers:
- url: /__api__
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Packages
paths:
/v1/packages:
get:
description: 'Get the names and versions of all installed packages
across all content items. Returned packages are sorted
by language and then by package name.
Content items with `r_environment_management` or
`python_environment_management` set to `false` will not
have their packages listed.
This endpoint uses offset pagination. Requests can include
query-string parameters for `page_number` and `page_size` to
fetch different pages of results.'
operationId: getPackages
parameters:
- description: The page number to return.
in: query
name: page_number
schema:
default: 1
format: int32
type: integer
- description: The number of items per page.
in: query
name: page_size
schema:
default: 20
format: int32
type: integer
- description: Whether results are in ascending order.
in: query
name: asc_order
schema:
default: true
type: boolean
- in: query
name: name
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PackagesResponse'
description: Successful response.
'204':
description: Successful response.
'400':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/APIError'
description: The requested operation is invalid.
'401':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/APIError'
description: The requested operation requires authentication.
'404':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/APIError'
description: The requested object does not exist.
'500':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/APIError'
description: A server error occurred.
summary: Get package dependencies for all content
tags:
- Packages
components:
schemas:
APIError:
additionalProperties: false
description: The error object returned by the API on failure.
properties:
code:
description: The specific code for the type of error returned. See the [API error codes reference](#api-error-codes) for the full set of values.
type: integer
error:
description: A description of the problem that was encountered.
type: string
payload:
description: Additional error details, if any. The structure varies by error type.
type:
- object
- 'null'
required:
- code
- error
type: object
PackagesResponse:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/OffsetPaging'
- properties:
results:
description: The list of packages
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Package'
type: array
type: object
description: An object containing a paginated list of packages.
OffsetPaging:
description: Offset-based pagination metadata.
properties:
current_page:
description: The current page of results
example: 1
format: int32
type: integer
total:
description: The number of items that match the given filters
example: 1
format: int32
type: integer
type: object
Package:
additionalProperties: false
description: A package dependency record.
properties:
language:
description: Language ecosystem the package belongs to
type: string
language_version:
description: Version of R or Python used by the content
example: 3.12.4
type: string
name:
description: Package name
example: shiny
type: string
version:
description: Package version
example: 1.0.3
type: string
hash:
description: Package description hash for R packages
example: e4ac73dd20b2f6420742aac66e5d3e78
type:
- string
- 'null'
bundle_id:
description: Identifier for the bundle that depends on this package
example: '449'
type: string
app_id:
description: This field is deprecated and has been renamed to `content_id`.
example: '145'
type: string
app_guid:
description: This field is deprecated and has been renamed to `content_guid`.
example: f4b3d7f6-7e1d-4f3b-8b9e-3f0f3f3f3f3f
format: uuid
type: string
content_id:
description: Numeric identifier for the content that depends on this package
example: '145'
type: string
content_guid:
description: The unique identifier of the content item that depends on this package
example: f4b3d7f6-7e1d-4f3b-8b9e-3f0f3f3f3f3f
format: uuid
type: string
type: object
securitySchemes:
apiKey:
description: 'Prefix your API key with `Key `, e.g. `Key ABC123`.
'
in: header
name: Authorization
type: apiKey