Search Packages

GET 
https://search.devbox.sh/v2/search

Search Packages. This endpoint allows you to search for packages in the Nixpkgs repository using a search query. The response includes a list of package names along with their description. To get available versions and installables for a package, you can use this name with the /v2/pkg endpoint.

Request

Query Parameters

q stringrequired

Search query.

Responses

200

OK

application/json

Schema

Schema

query string

The search query sent to the /v2/search endpoint

total_results integer

The total number of results for the search query

results

object[]

A list of SearchResults that match the query. This array will be empty if no results were found.

Array [

name string

The name of the package that matched the search query

summary string

A short description of the package

last_updated string

The last time this package was updated in the Nixpkgs repo

]

Example (from schema)

{
  "query": "string",
  "total_results": 0,
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "summary": "string",
      "last_updated": "string"
    }
  ]
}

400

Bad Request: empty search query (set a ?q=<query> query parameter)

404

Not Found

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var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://search.devbox.sh/v2/search");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");
var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

Request Collapse all

Base URL

https://search.devbox.sh/v2

Parameters

q — queryrequired

ResponseClear

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