name: conda-forge
description: >
  conda-forge is a community-led conda package channel providing over 33,000
  open-source packages for scientific computing, data science, and general
  Python development. The project offers programmatic access through the
  Anaconda.org REST API for querying package metadata, searching packages by
  name, retrieving version histories, and accessing distribution file details.
  Additionally, the conda repository format exposes repodata and channeldata
  JSON indices that enumerate all packages, versions, platforms, and dependency
  metadata across every supported architecture.
image: https://conda-forge.org/assets/img/anvil_white.png
tags:
  - conda
  - packages
  - scientific-computing
  - python
  - open-source
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: "0.19"
apis:
  - name: Anaconda.org Package API
    description: >
      REST API hosted on api.anaconda.org that provides read access to
      conda-forge package metadata including package details, version lists,
      platform availability, download counts, licensing, and distribution
      file checksums. Supports lookup by channel and package name and serves
      as the primary programmatic interface to the conda-forge package index.
    humanURL: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge
    baseURL: https://api.anaconda.org
    tags:
      - packages
      - metadata
      - search
      - versions
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://conda-forge.org/docs/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://api.anaconda.org/docs
      - type: PackageSearch
        url: https://api.anaconda.org/search?name={package_name}
      - type: PackageMetadata
        url: https://api.anaconda.org/package/conda-forge/{package_name}
      - type: UserProfile
        url: https://api.anaconda.org/user/conda-forge
      - type: x-plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
      - type: x-rate-limits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: x-finops
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
    contact:
      - FN: conda-forge Community
        email: ""
        url: https://conda-forge.org/community/
  - name: conda-forge Channel Repodata API
    description: >
      Static JSON index files served over HTTPS from conda.anaconda.org for
      each supported platform subdirectory (linux-64, osx-64, win-64, etc.).
      repodata.json and repodata.json.zst enumerate every available conda
      package archive with its filename, version, build string, SHA256
      checksum, file size, and dependency specifications. channeldata.json
      provides a cross-subdir index of all packages with documentation URLs,
      license information, and supported platform lists.
    humanURL: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
    baseURL: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
    tags:
      - repodata
      - channel
      - index
      - packages
      - metadata
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://conda-forge.org/docs/maintainer/infrastructure/
      - type: ChannelData
        url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/channeldata.json
      - type: RepodataLinux64
        url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/repodata.json.zst
      - type: RepodataOsx64
        url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-64/repodata.json.zst
      - type: RepodataWin64
        url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64/repodata.json.zst
      - type: RepodataLinuxAarch64
        url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-aarch64/repodata.json.zst
      - type: x-plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
      - type: x-rate-limits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: x-finops
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conda-forge/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
    contact:
      - FN: conda-forge Community
        email: ""
        url: https://conda-forge.org/community/
common:
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://conda-forge.org/docs/user/introduction/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/conda-forge
  - type: Status
    url: https://conda-forge.org/status/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.anaconda.com/privacy-policy
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.anaconda.com/terms-of-service
  - type: Blog
    url: https://conda-forge.org/news/
  - type: Forum
    url: https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io/discussions
  - type: Chat
    url: https://conda-forge.zulipchat.com/
  - type: Support
    url: https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io/issues
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    X-twitter: apievangelist
    email: kin@apievangelist.com