package_downloads
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Get popularity/download statistics for a package (recent download counts). Useful for judging how widely used and battle-tested a dependency is. Ecosystems: npm, pypi, cargo.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecosystem | string | yes | Package registry to look in. One of: npm, pypi, cargo. |
| name | string | yes | Exact package name as published in that registry, e.g. express for npm, requests for pypi, serde for cargo. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ecosystem": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"npm",
"pypi",
"cargo"
],
"description": "Package registry to look in. One of: npm, pypi, cargo."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact package name as published in that registry, e.g. express for npm, requests for pypi, serde for cargo."
}
},
"required": [
"ecosystem",
"name"
]
}