drain.lat API

GET /package/:name

Fetch NPM package information and metadata.

GET /api/v1/npm/package/:name

name

string

required

The NPM package name to look up.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/npm/package/express" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

name

string

Package name.

version

string

Latest version.

description

string

Package description.

author

string

Package author.

license

string

License type.

homepage

string

Package homepage URL.

repository

string

Repository URL.

keywords

array

Package keywords.

dependencies

number

Number of dependencies.

createdAt

string

Package creation date (ISO 8601).

modifiedAt

string

Last modification date.

lastPublish

string

Last publish date.

versions

number

Total number of versions.

npmUrl

string

Link to the NPM package page.

Response

{
  "name": "express",
  "version": "4.18.2",
  "description": "Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework",
  "author": "TJ Holowaychuk",
  "license": "MIT",
  "homepage": "http://expressjs.com/",
  "repository": "https://github.com/expressjs/express",
  "keywords": ["express", "framework", "web", "rest", "api"],
  "dependencies": 30,
  "createdAt": "2010-01-03T00:00:00Z",
  "modifiedAt": "2023-12-01T00:00:00Z",
  "lastPublish": "2023-12-01T00:00:00Z",
  "versions": 278,
  "npmUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/express",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-31T00:00:00Z"
}

​NPM

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