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Wget

GNU Wget is a free, open-source command-line utility for non-interactive downloading of files from the web using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS protocols. It supports recursive downloading, resuming aborted downloads, mirroring websites, proxy support, and can be run from scripts and cron jobs. Wget2 is the next-generation successor, written from scratch with multi-threading, HTTP/2, and a plugin API via libwget.

Wget publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include CLI, Clients, HTTP Client, File Download, and Open Source.

The Wget catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Wget’s developer surface includes documentation and 10 more developer resources.

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36.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
2 APIs
CLIClientsHTTP ClientFile DownloadOpen SourceGNU

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Composite quality — 36.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 7.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
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
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APIs 2

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

Wget

GNU Wget is a free command-line utility for non-interactive downloading of files from the web using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS. It supports recursive downloading, resume of abor...

Wget2

GNU Wget2 is the next-generation successor to GNU Wget, built from scratch around libwget. It is multi-threaded, supports HTTP/2, HTTP compression, parallel connections, If-Modi...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Wget Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Wget Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Wget Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Wget Context

48 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Wget API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Wget Download Request

25 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Wget2 Plugin

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Wget Download Request Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Wget2 Plugin Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 1

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

Wget Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary
Vocabulary
 JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Source Code
Source Code
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License
License

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Mailing List
Mailing List
 Bug Tracker
Bug Tracker
 Download
Download

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: wget
name: Wget
description: GNU Wget is a free, open-source command-line utility for non-interactive downloading of files from the web using
  HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS protocols. It supports recursive downloading, resuming aborted downloads, mirroring websites,
  proxy support, and can be run from scripts and cron jobs. Wget2 is the next-generation successor, written from scratch with
  multi-threading, HTTP/2, and a plugin API via libwget.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/wget.png
tags:
- CLI
- Clients
- HTTP Client
- File Download
- Open Source
- GNU
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wget/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: wget:wget
  name: Wget
  description: GNU Wget is a free command-line utility for non-interactive downloading of files from the web using HTTP, HTTPS,
    FTP, and FTPS. It supports recursive downloading, resume of aborted downloads, website mirroring, HTTP proxies, cookies,
    and persistent connections.
  humanURL: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/
  baseURL: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/
  tags:
  - CLI
  - File Download
  - HTTP Client
  - FTP Client
  - GNU
  - Open Source
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html
  - type: Download
    url: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/
  - type: Mirror
    url: http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/wget
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git
  - type: Bug Tracker
    url: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=wget
  - type: Mailing List
    url: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-wget
  - type: FAQ
    url: http://wget.addictivecode.org/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
  contact:
  - FN: GNU Wget Mailing List
    email: bug-wget@gnu.org
- aid: wget:wget2
  name: Wget2
  description: GNU Wget2 is the next-generation successor to GNU Wget, built from scratch around libwget. It is multi-threaded,
    supports HTTP/2, HTTP compression, parallel connections, If-Modified-Since headers, plugin APIs, RSS/Atom feed scanning,
    Sitemap XML support, and Metalink. Libwget is licensed under LGPLv3+ for use as a reusable library.
  humanURL: https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2
  baseURL: https://gnuwget.gitlab.io/wget2/
  tags:
  - CLI
  - File Download
  - HTTP Client
  - HTTP/2
  - Multithreaded
  - Plugin API
  - GNU
  - Open Source
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gnuwget.gitlab.io/wget2/reference/
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2
  - type: GitHub Mirror
    url: https://github.com/gnuwget/wget2
  - type: Plugin API
    url: https://gnuwget.gitlab.io/wget2/reference/group__libwget-plugin.html
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2/-/releases
  - type: Wiki
    url: https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2/-/wikis/home
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://fossies.org/linux/wget/ChangeLog
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wget/refs/heads/main/json-schema/wget-download-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wget/refs/heads/main/json-schema/wget2-plugin-schema.json
  contact:
  - FN: GNU Wget Mailing List
    email: bug-wget@gnu.org
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/wget-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/
- type: Source Code
  url: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://gitlab.com/gnuwget
- type: Mailing List
  url: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-wget
- type: Bug Tracker
  url: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=wget
- type: Download
  url: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/
- type: License
  url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wget/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/wget-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wget/refs/heads/main/json-ld/wget-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com