# NPM Package Stats Scraper. Downloads, Versions, Dependencies (`seemuapps/npm-package-stats-scraper`) Actor

Get download counts, version history, dependencies, license, repo, and maintainer info for any npm package. Bulk-process a list of packages in one run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/npm-package-stats-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, AI, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 npm package scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## NPM Package Stats Scraper - Downloads, Versions, Dependencies

Get download counts, version history, dependencies, license, repository, and maintainer info for any npm package. Bulk-process a list of packages in one run. No login.

### What you get

- Package name, latest version, description, license, homepage
- Repository URL, bugs URL, keywords, author, full maintainer list
- Full dependency tree: `dependencies`, `devDependencies`, `peerDependencies` + total dependency count
- Download counts for the last 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days
- Versions count, first publish date, last publish date, deprecation notice
- TypeScript types entry, main / module entries, engines requirements
- Direct export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets

### Use cases

- Devtool marketing - track download trends for your package vs. competitors
- Supply-chain audit - list every dependency, version, and license across a set of packages
- Investment / market research - measure popularity of an OSS project
- Lead generation - pull maintainer info for outreach to package authors
- Internal monitoring - flag deprecated packages or sudden download drops

### How to use

1. Enter a list of **Package names** (e.g. `react`, `vue`, `@vue/core`)
2. Pick a **Download window** - Last 24 hours, Last 7 days, or Last 30 days
3. Set **Concurrency** if you want to tune throughput (default 10)
4. Run the actor - one package per row in the **Dataset** tab

Packages that don't exist or 404 are still returned as a row with the `error` field populated, so you never lose track of which inputs failed.

### Output format

One package per dataset row - perfect for direct CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets export:

```json
{
  "name": "react",
  "npmUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/react",
  "description": "React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.",
  "latestVersion": "19.0.0",
  "license": "MIT",
  "homepage": "https://react.dev/",
  "repositoryUrl": "https://github.com/facebook/react",
  "bugsUrl": "https://github.com/facebook/react/issues",
  "keywords": ["react"],
  "author": "Meta",
  "maintainers": ["fb", "react-bot"],
  "dependencies": {},
  "devDependencies": {},
  "peerDependencies": {},
  "dependencyCount": 0,
  "types": null,
  "main": "index.js",
  "module": null,
  "engines": null,
  "versionsCount": 1856,
  "firstPublishedAt": "2011-10-26T17:46:21.942Z",
  "lastPublishedAt": "2026-04-15T18:25:00.000Z",
  "modifiedAt": "2026-05-12T01:00:00.000Z",
  "deprecated": null,
  "downloads": 245678901,
  "downloadPeriod": "last-month",
  "error": null
}
```

### Input options

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| Package names | array | List of npm package names - scoped (`@scope/name`) supported (required) |
| Download window | enum | Last 24 hours, Last 7 days, Last 30 days - default Last 30 days |
| Concurrency | integer | Parallel fetches - default 10, max 50 |

# Actor input Schema

## `packages` (type: `array`):

List of npm package names to fetch stats for. Scoped packages like '@vue/core' are supported. One row per package in the dataset.

## `downloadPeriod` (type: `string`):

Time window for the download count returned in each row.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many packages to fetch in parallel. The npm registry tolerates fairly high concurrency; default 10 is safe.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "packages": [
    "react",
    "vue",
    "next",
    "@vue/core"
  ],
  "downloadPeriod": "last-month",
  "concurrency": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per package: name, latestVersion, description, license, homepage, repositoryUrl, dependencies, downloads, lastPublishedAt, maintainers, and more.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "packages": [
        "react",
        "vue",
        "next",
        "@vue/core"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/npm-package-stats-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "packages": [
        "react",
        "vue",
        "next",
        "@vue/core",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/npm-package-stats-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "packages": [
    "react",
    "vue",
    "next",
    "@vue/core"
  ]
}' |
apify call seemuapps/npm-package-stats-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/npm-package-stats-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/pv60PXqxsBJoDPGkB/builds/eExt9dqr5mJwmNI0Y/openapi.json