crates.io · Schema

crates.io Crate

Schema for a crate document returned by the crates.io Web API. Mirrors the response of GET /api/v1/crates/{crate} including the embedded crate summary, version list, keywords, and categories.

RustPackage RegistryCratesCargoOpen-SourceDeveloper ToolsRust Foundation

Properties

Name Type Description
crate object
versions array
keywords array
categories array
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JSON Schema

crates-io-crate-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.com/schemas/crates-io/crates-io-crate-schema.json",
  "title": "crates.io Crate",
  "description": "Schema for a crate document returned by the crates.io Web API. Mirrors the response of GET /api/v1/crates/{crate} including the embedded crate summary, version list, keywords, and categories.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["crate"],
  "properties": {
    "crate": { "$ref": "#/definitions/CrateSummary" },
    "versions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Version" }
    },
    "keywords": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Keyword" }
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Category" }
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "CrateSummary": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["name", "max_version"],
      "properties": {
        "id": { "type": "string" },
        "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Canonical crate name." },
        "description": { "type": "string" },
        "max_version": { "type": "string", "description": "Highest published version (including pre-releases)." },
        "max_stable_version": { "type": "string", "nullable": true },
        "newest_version": { "type": "string" },
        "downloads": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
        "recent_downloads": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
        "repository": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "documentation": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "homepage": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "keywords": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
        "categories": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
        "created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
        "updated_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" }
      }
    },
    "Version": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": ["num", "crate"],
      "properties": {
        "id": { "type": "integer" },
        "crate": { "type": "string" },
        "num": { "type": "string", "description": "Semver version string." },
        "dl_path": { "type": "string", "description": "Relative download path for the .crate tarball." },
        "readme_path": { "type": "string" },
        "updated_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
        "created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
        "downloads": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
        "features": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": { "type": "string" }
          }
        },
        "yanked": { "type": "boolean" },
        "license": { "type": "string", "description": "SPDX-style license expression." },
        "rust_version": { "type": "string", "nullable": true },
        "crate_size": { "type": "integer", "nullable": true },
        "checksum": { "type": "string", "description": "SHA-256 hex of the .crate file." }
      }
    },
    "Keyword": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": { "type": "string" },
        "keyword": { "type": "string" },
        "created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
        "crates_cnt": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 }
      }
    },
    "Category": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": { "type": "string" },
        "category": { "type": "string" },
        "slug": { "type": "string" },
        "description": { "type": "string" },
        "crates_cnt": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
        "created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" }
      }
    }
  }
}

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