NPM Package Stats Scraper

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A scraper that extracts comprehensive npm package metadata and metrics for one or many packages: package identity and description, license and homepage, repository and issue tracker URLs, keywords and author/maintainer information, full dependency tree (including runtime, dev, and peer dependencies) and total dependency count, version history and counts, first and last publish timestamps, deprecation notices, TypeScript types entry and main/module entries, engines requirements, and download metrics aggregated over configurable recent windows (24h, 7d, 30d). Technical capabilities include bulk processing of package lists, parallel fetching to increase throughput, and production of structured records containing both static metadata and time-windowed popularity metrics suitable for downstream analysis.

Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM

$0.005

per package

Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Track download trends and compare package popularity for developer tooling and competitive analysis
Perform supply-chain audits by enumerating every dependency, version, and license across packages
Conduct investment or market research to measure open-source project popularity and adoption
Generate leads by extracting maintainer and author contact information for outreach
Monitor packages to detect deprecation notices or sudden changes in download activity

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
24h	—	—	—	—
7d	—	—	—	—
30d	—	—	—	—

Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"npm-package-stats-scraper","params":{"packages":["react","vue","next","@vue/core"]},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`packages`	array	required	List of npm package names to fetch stats for. Scoped packages like '@vue/core' are supported. One row per package in the results.
`downloadPeriod`	string	optional	Time window for the download count returned in each row.
`concurrency`	integer	optional	How many packages to fetch in parallel. The npm registry tolerates fairly high concurrency; default 10 is safe.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Name
`npmUrl`	string	Npm Url
`description`	string	Description
`latestVersion`	string	Latest Version
`license`	string	License
`homepage`	string	Homepage
`repositoryUrl`	string	Repository Url
`bugsUrl`	string	Bugs Url
`keywords`	array	Keywords
`author`	string	Author
`maintainers`	array	Maintainers
`dependencies`	object	—
`devDependencies`	object	—
`peerDependencies`	object	—
`dependencyCount`	integer	Dependency Count
`types`	null	—
`main`	null	—
`module`	null	—
`engines`	object	—
`versionsCount`	integer	—
`firstPublishedAt`	string	—
`lastPublishedAt`	string	—
`modifiedAt`	string	—
`deprecated`	null	—
`downloads`	integer	—
`downloadPeriod`	string	—
`error`	null	—

Use NPM Package Stats Scraper from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “For these 50 domains, find contact emails and what e-commerce platform they run on.”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"npm-package-stats-scraper","params":{"packages":["react","vue","next","@vue/core"]},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "npm-package-stats-scraper",
        "params": {"packages":["react","vue","next","@vue/core"]},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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