What it returns
Compare open-source packages across npm and PyPI in one call.
Common uses
Library selection, developer-tool market research, competitor tracking for dev products, dashboards. Pay per package.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/npm-pypi-package-stats/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
npmPackages | list of strings | Package names, scoped ones too (@types/node). |
pypiPackages | list of strings | Python package names. |
npmSearch | string | Find npm packages by keyword and return stats for the top results. |
maxSearchResults | integer | Packages to return from the npm search. Default: 20. |
includeHistory | boolean | Add downloads per month for about the last year (npm) or 6 months (PyPI). Default: false. |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/npm-pypi-package-stats/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"npmPackages": ["react", "vue"], "pypiPackages": ["requests", "httpx"], "maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.40 per 1,000 packages. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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