conda-forge

conda-forge is a community-led conda package channel providing over 33,000 open-source packages for scientific computing, data science, and general Python development. The project offers programmatic access through the Anaconda.org REST API for querying package metadata, searching packages by name, retrieving version histories, and accessing distribution file details. Additionally, the conda repository format exposes repodata and channeldata JSON indices that enumerate all packages, versions, platforms, and dependency metadata across every supported architecture.

conda-forge publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Anaconda.org Package API. Tagged areas include Conda, Packages, Scientific Computing, Python, and Open-Source.

conda-forge’s developer surface includes getting-started guide, GitHub presence, status page, engineering blog, support, and 6 more developer resources.

📡 Source on GitHub

29.9/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 16/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFree

2 APIs

CondaPackages Scientific Computing Python Open-Source

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 29.9/100 · thin

Contract Quality 6.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 16/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Anaconda.org Package API

REST API hosted on api.anaconda.org that provides read access to conda-forge package metadata including package details, version lists, platform availability, download counts, l...

conda-forge Channel Repodata API

Static JSON index files served over HTTPS from conda.anaconda.org for each supported platform subdirectory (linux-64, osx-64, win-64, etc.). repodata.json and repodata.json.zst ...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Conda Forge Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Conda Forge Vulnerability Disclosure

Intigriti · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Status

Status

Forums

Forums

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Chat

Chat

Source (apis.yml)

name: conda-forge
description: 'conda-forge is a community-led conda package channel providing over 33,000 open-source packages for scientific
  computing, data science, and general Python development. The project offers programmatic access through the Anaconda.org
  REST API for querying package metadata, searching packages by name, retrieving version histories, and accessing distribution
  file details. Additionally, the conda repository format exposes repodata and channeldata JSON indices that enumerate all
  packages, versions, platforms, and dependency metadata across every supported architecture.

  '
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://conda-forge.org/assets/img/anvil_white.png
tags:
- Conda
- Packages
- Scientific Computing
- Python
- Open-Source
tags_raw:
- conda
- packages
- scientific-computing
- python
- open-source
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- name: Anaconda.org Package API
  description: 'REST API hosted on api.anaconda.org that provides read access to conda-forge package metadata including package
    details, version lists, platform availability, download counts, licensing, and distribution file checksums. Supports lookup
    by channel and package name and serves as the primary programmatic interface to the conda-forge package index.

    '
  humanURL: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge
  baseURL: https://api.anaconda.org
  tags:
  - Packages
  - Metadata
  - Search
  - Versions
  tags_raw:
  - packages
  - metadata
  - search
  - versions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://conda-forge.org/docs/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.anaconda.org/docs
  - type: PackageSearch
    url: https://api.anaconda.org/search?name={package_name}
  - type: PackageMetadata
    url: https://api.anaconda.org/package/conda-forge/{package_name}
  - type: UserProfile
    url: https://api.anaconda.org/user/conda-forge
  - type: x-plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: x-rate-limits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: x-finops
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
  contact:
  - FN: conda-forge Community
    email: ''
    url: https://conda-forge.org/community/
- name: conda-forge Channel Repodata API
  description: 'Static JSON index files served over HTTPS from conda.anaconda.org for each supported platform subdirectory
    (linux-64, osx-64, win-64, etc.). repodata.json and repodata.json.zst enumerate every available conda package archive
    with its filename, version, build string, SHA256 checksum, file size, and dependency specifications. channeldata.json
    provides a cross-subdir index of all packages with documentation URLs, license information, and supported platform lists.

    '
  humanURL: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
  baseURL: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
  tags:
  - repodata
  - Channel
  - Index
  - Packages
  - Metadata
  tags_raw:
  - repodata
  - channel
  - index
  - packages
  - metadata
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://conda-forge.org/docs/maintainer/infrastructure/
  - type: ChannelData
    url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/channeldata.json
  - type: RepodataLinux64
    url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/repodata.json.zst
  - type: RepodataOsx64
    url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-64/repodata.json.zst
  - type: RepodataWin64
    url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/repodata.json.zst
  - type: RepodataLinuxAarch64
    url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-aarch64/repodata.json.zst
  - type: x-plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: x-rate-limits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: x-finops
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
  contact:
  - FN: conda-forge Community
    email: ''
    url: https://conda-forge.org/community/
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/conda-forge-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/conda-forge-domain-security.yml
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://conda-forge.org/docs/user/introduction/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/conda-forge
- type: Status
  url: https://conda-forge.org/status/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.anaconda.com/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.anaconda.com/terms-of-service
- type: Blog
  url: https://conda-forge.org/news/
- type: Forums
  url: https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io/discussions
- type: Chat
  url: https://conda-forge.zulipchat.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io/issues
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  X-twitter: apievangelist
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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