# PyPI

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/pypi/  
**Website:** https://pypi.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

PyPI (Python Package Index) is the official third-party software repository for Python, serving as the central hub where developers publish and distribute Python packages. Their developer platform provides a suite of APIs for querying package metadata, downloading distributions, publishing packages, verifying supply chain integrity, and tracking download statistics across the Python ecosystem.

## Kin Score — 36.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 57.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 38.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 30.3 |
| Access Clarity | 30.3 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| 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 |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **PyPI Index API** — The PyPI Index API implements the PEP 503 (HTML) and PEP 691 (JSON) simple repository standards for discovering and downloading Python packages. It provides a machine-readable i...
- **PyPI Upload API** — The PyPI Upload API is the endpoint used by tools like twine and build frontends to publish Python package distributions to the Python Package Index. Served at upload.pypi.org, ...
- **PyPI RSS Feeds** — PyPI provides RSS feeds that allow developers and tools to monitor package activity on the Python Package Index. Three feeds are available: the Newest Packages feed for recently...
- **PyPI Downloads API** — Retrieve aggregate download statistics and time series data for Python packages.
- **PyPI Projects API** — Retrieve metadata about Python packages hosted on PyPI, including release information, download URLs, and vulnerability data.
- **PyPI Provenance API** — Retrieve digital attestations and provenance information for Python package distribution files hosted on PyPI.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Pypi Agentic Access** — 11 operations · 1 acting

## Security (3)

- **Pypi Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Pypi Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Pypi Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Pypi Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Developer Tools, Open-Source, Package Management, Packages, Python

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