# NuGet API: Get package

> Looks up a NuGet package by name or nuget.org link. Inexact names match the top search result. Returns the latest stable release's details and the 10 most recent versions, including prereleases.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/nuget.org/get-package
- Method: `nuget.org/get_package`, version 1
- Website: nuget.org
- Returns: package name, latest stable version, description, downloads, authors, owners, license, project link, target frameworks, recent versions
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `package` | string | yes | `"Newtonsoft.Json"` | Package name or nuget.org package link, for example Newtonsoft.Json or https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "package": "Newtonsoft.Json"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "owners": [
    "dotnetfoundation",
    "jamesnk",
    "newtonsoft"
  ],
  "authors": [
    "James Newton-King"
  ],
  "license": "MIT",
  "versions": [
    {
      "date": "2026-09-21",
      "version": "14.0.1-beta2",
      "downloads": 48629,
      "package_link": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json/14.0.1-beta2"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-21",
      "version": "14.0.1-beta1",
      "downloads": 1607,
      "package_link": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json/14.0.1-beta1"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-09-16",
      "version": "13.0.4",
      "downloads": 281501343,
      "package_link": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json/13.0.4"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Json.NET is a popular high-performance JSON framework for .NET",
  "package_link": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json",
  "package_name": "Newtonsoft.Json",
  "project_link": "https://www.newtonsoft.com/json",
  "total_downloads": 9572927389,
  "last_updated_date": "2025-09-16",
  "target_frameworks": [
    ".NET Framework 2.0",
    ".NET Framework 3.5",
    ".NET Framework 4.0"
  ],
  "latest_stable_version": "13.0.4"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"nuget.org/get_package","input":{"package":"Newtonsoft.Json"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Look up the NuGet package Newtonsoft.Json and show its latest stable version, license, and download count
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## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "package"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "package": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Package name or nuget.org package link, for example Newtonsoft.Json or https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "package_name",
    "latest_stable_version",
    "description",
    "total_downloads",
    "authors",
    "owners",
    "license",
    "project_link",
    "target_frameworks",
    "last_updated_date",
    "versions",
    "package_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "owners": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "license": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "versions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "version",
          "downloads",
          "date",
          "package_link"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "format": "date"
          },
          "version": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "downloads": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "package_link": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "description": "The 10 most recent versions, including prereleases."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "package_link": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "package_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The matched NuGet package name."
    },
    "project_link": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "total_downloads": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "last_updated_date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "date"
    },
    "target_frameworks": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "latest_stable_version": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

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- [GitHub API: Get repository facts](https://fous.com/methods/github.com/get-repository.md): Looks up a public GitHub repository by name, owner/name, or link and returns its stars, forks, release, commit and contributor facts.
- [npm API: Get download stats](https://fous.com/methods/npmjs.com/get-download-stats.md): Returns total and daily or Monday-start weekly npm downloads for a package over the last week, month, or year.