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Rubygems Registry Get Gem Example

Programming LanguageRubyHTTPRESTAPI ClientsFrameworksLibrariesPackage Registry

Rubygems Registry Get Gem Example is an example object payload from Ruby Programming Language and Popular API Gems, with 20 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

namedownloadsversionversion_created_atversion_downloadsplatformauthorsinfolicensesmetadatayankedshaproject_urigem_urihomepage_uridocumentation_urisource_code_uribug_tracker_urichangelog_uridependencies

Example Payload

{
  "name": "rails",
  "downloads": 612458930,
  "version": "8.1.3",
  "version_created_at": "2026-03-24T16:12:08.000Z",
  "version_downloads": 184227,
  "platform": "ruby",
  "authors": "David Heinemeier Hansson",
  "info": "Ruby on Rails is a full-stack web framework optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity.",
  "licenses": ["MIT"],
  "metadata": {
    "homepage_uri": "https://rubyonrails.org",
    "source_code_uri": "https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/v8.1.3"
  },
  "yanked": false,
  "sha": "0a0a0a0a1b1b1b1b2c2c2c2c3d3d3d3d4e4e4e4e5f5f5f5f6a6a6a6a7b7b7b7b",
  "project_uri": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails",
  "gem_uri": "https://rubygems.org/gems/rails-8.1.3.gem",
  "homepage_uri": "https://rubyonrails.org",
  "documentation_uri": "https://api.rubyonrails.org/v8.1.3/",
  "source_code_uri": "https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/v8.1.3",
  "bug_tracker_uri": "https://github.com/rails/rails/issues",
  "changelog_uri": "https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.3",
  "dependencies": {
    "development": [],
    "runtime": [
      { "name": "activesupport", "requirements": "= 8.1.3" },
      { "name": "activerecord",  "requirements": "= 8.1.3" },
      { "name": "actionpack",    "requirements": "= 8.1.3" },
      { "name": "railties",      "requirements": "= 8.1.3" }
    ]
  }
}

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