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POST
/
api
/
cran
/
packages
/
downloads
/cran/packages/downloads
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.anysite.io/api/cran/packages/downloads \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "package": "<string>",
  "timeout": 300,
  "period": "last-month"
}
'
[
  {
    "package": "<string>",
    "@type": "CranPackageDownloads",
    "download_count": 0,
    "start": "",
    "end": "",
    "period": ""
  }
]

Authorizations

​
access-token
string
header
required

API token from the dashboard

Headers

​
access-token
string
required

Body

application/json
​
package
string
required

Package name (e.g. 'ggplot2', 'data.table') or CRAN package URL

Minimum string length: 1
Examples:

"ggplot2"

"data.table"

​
timeout
integer
default:300

Max scrapping execution timeout (in seconds)

Required range: 20 <= x <= 1500
​
period
enum<string>
default:last-month

Download counting period

Available options:
last-day,
last-week,
last-month,
last-year,
grand-total

Response

Successful Response

​
package
string
required
​
@type
string
default:CranPackageDownloads
​
download_count
integer
default:0
​
start
string
default:""
​
end
string
default:""
​
period
string
default:""