# packagecloud

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/packagecloud/  
**Website:** https://packagecloud.io  
**APIs profiled:** 1

packagecloud is a hosted private package repository service with a REST API for managing repositories, uploading and distributing packages across formats including deb, rpm, gem, npm, maven, python, and helm charts. The API enables automation of package lifecycle management, access control via tokens, GPG key management, download statistics, and package promotion across repositories.

## Kin Score — 29.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 29.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 14.7 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 52.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 2.5 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **packagecloud REST API** — REST API for automating common tasks for debian, rpm, rubygems, python, npm, maven, and helm packages. Supports repository management, package upload and deletion, access token ...

## Security (1)

- **Packagecloud Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Packagecloud Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Package Management, Repository Hosting, DevOps, Debian, RPM, RubyGems, npm, Maven, Helm, CI/CD

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/packagecloud/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.