generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: >-
  GitHub orgs github.com/equinix, github.com/equinix-labs, github.com/packethost;
  PyPI; pkg.go.dev. Packet was acquired by Equinix (2020) and rebranded Equinix
  Metal; Equinix Metal was sunset 2026-06-30, so these client libraries are
  first-party but now target a retired service.
packages:
  - language: python
    registry: pypi
    name: equinix-metal
    url: https://pypi.org/project/equinix-metal/
    install: pip install equinix-metal
    repo: https://github.com/equinix-labs/metal-python
    official: true
    note: Current OpenAPI-generated Python SDK for the Metal API.
  - language: python
    registry: pypi
    name: packet-python
    url: https://pypi.org/project/packet-python/
    install: pip install packet-python
    repo: https://github.com/packethost/packet-python
    official: true
    note: Legacy first-party Packet/Equinix Metal Python client.
  - language: go
    registry: pkg.go.dev
    name: github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go
    url: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go
    install: go get github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go
    repo: https://github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-go
    official: true
    note: Current unified Go SDK for Equinix APIs (includes metalv1).
  - language: go
    registry: pkg.go.dev
    name: github.com/packethost/packngo
    url: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/packethost/packngo
    install: go get github.com/packethost/packngo
    repo: https://github.com/packethost/packngo
    official: true
    note: Legacy first-party Go client (packngo) for the Packet/Metal API.
  - language: go
    registry: github
    name: metal-go
    url: https://github.com/equinix-labs/metal-go
    repo: https://github.com/equinix-labs/metal-go
    official: true
    note: Deprecated OpenAPI-generated Go client for Equinix Metal.
  - language: java
    registry: github
    name: equinix-sdk-java
    url: https://github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-java
    repo: https://github.com/equinix/equinix-sdk-java
    official: true
    note: Current Java SDK for Equinix APIs.
  - language: java
    registry: github
    name: metal-java
    url: https://github.com/equinix-labs/metal-java
    repo: https://github.com/equinix-labs/metal-java
    official: true
    note: Experimental OpenAPI-generated Java SDK for Equinix Metal.
  - language: go
    registry: github
    name: metal-cli
    url: https://github.com/equinix/metal-cli
    install: brew install equinix/tap/metal-cli
    repo: https://github.com/equinix/metal-cli
    official: true
    note: Official Equinix Metal command-line interface (the `metal` binary).
  - language: hcl
    registry: terraform
    name: equinix/equinix
    url: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/equinix/equinix/latest
    repo: https://github.com/equinix/terraform-provider-equinix
    official: true
    note: Official Equinix Terraform provider (supersedes terraform-provider-packet / -metal).