PyPI

Python packages, package versions and package metadata

PyPI provides package metadata, links, and current/latest plus 10 recent versions; release dates reflect first file uploads, and keyword searches return up to 100 packages.

Get package

Get a PyPI package’s current version, release date, metadata, project links, and 10 most recently published versions from its name or PyPI link. Release dates use the first available file upload for each version; packages without files may have no release date.

Your information

Package

Package name or PyPI package link, such as requests or https://pypi.org/project/requests/.

1 credit per run

Example results

Name: requests
Author: Kenneth Reitz
License: Apache-2.0
Summary: Python HTTP for Humans.
Homepage: Not provided
Pypi Page: pypi.org
Source Code: github.com
Latest Version: 2.34.2
Latest Release Date: 2026-05-14
Supported Python Versions: >=3.10
Maintainers: Ian Stapleton Cordasco
Nate Prewitt
Last 10 Versions: Last 10 Versions
Version Pypi Page Release Date
2.34.2
pypi.org
2026-05-14
2.34.1
pypi.org
2026-05-13
2.34.0
pypi.org
2026-05-11
2.34.0.dev1
pypi.org
2026-05-03
2.33.1
pypi.org
2026-03-30
2.33.0
pypi.org
2026-03-25
2.32.5
pypi.org
2025-08-18
2.32.4
pypi.org
2025-06-09
2.32.3
pypi.org
2024-05-29
2.32.2
pypi.org
2024-05-21

Last 10 Versions
Version	Pypi Page	Release Date
2.34.2	pypi.org	2026-05-14
2.34.1	pypi.org	2026-05-13
2.34.0	pypi.org	2026-05-11
2.34.0.dev1	pypi.org	2026-05-03
2.33.1	pypi.org	2026-03-30
2.33.0	pypi.org	2026-03-25
2.32.5	pypi.org	2025-08-18
2.32.4	pypi.org	2025-06-09
2.32.3	pypi.org	2024-05-29
2.32.2	pypi.org	2024-05-21

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About PyPI

Get package returns current and recent versions, release dates, and metadata from a package name or PyPI link.

Search packages finds package names, descriptions, versions, and release dates from keywords, with an optional result count.

Built by Fous from pypi.org and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 30, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with PyPI.

Actions

Get package

1 credit per run

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Package`package`	Text	Required	Package name or PyPI package link, such as requests or https://pypi.org/project/requests/.Example: Requests

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Name`name`	Text	Package name as listed by PyPI.Example: Requests
Author`author`	Text	Package author, if given.Example: Kenneth Reitz
License`license`	Text	License text or expression, if given.Example: Apache-2.0
Summary`summary`	Text	Short description of the package.Example: Python HTTP for Humans.
Homepage`homepage`	Text	Project homepage, if given.Example: https://github.com/encode/httpx
Pypi Page`pypi_page`	Text	Public PyPI package page.Example: https://pypi.org/project/requests/
Maintainers`maintainers`	List	Package maintainers listed in package metadata.
Source Code`source_code`	Text	Project source code link, if given.Example: https://github.com/psf/requests
Latest Version`latest_version`	Text	Current version chosen by PyPI.Example: 2.34.2
Last 10 Versions`last_10_versions`	List	Ten most recently uploaded versions with known release dates, newest first.
Version`last_10_versions[].version`	Text	Example: 2.34.2
Pypi Page`last_10_versions[].pypi_page`	Text	PyPI page for this version.Example: https://pypi.org/project/requests/2.34.2/
Release Date`last_10_versions[].release_date`	Date	Example: 2026-05-14
Latest Release Date`latest_release_date`	Date	Date the current version was first uploaded, if available.Example: 2026-05-14
Supported Python Versions`supported_python_versions`	Text	Python version requirement, such as >=3.8.Example: >=3.10

Example result

For Package: Requests

JSON

{
  "name": "requests",
  "author": "Kenneth Reitz",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "summary": "Python HTTP for Humans.",
  "homepage": null,
  "pypi_page": "https://pypi.org/project/requests/",
  "maintainers": [
    "Ian Stapleton Cordasco",
    "Nate Prewitt"
  ],
  "source_code": "https://github.com/psf/requests",
  "latest_version": "2.34.2",
  "last_10_versions": [
    {
      "version": "2.34.2",
      "pypi_page": "https://pypi.org/project/requests/2.34.2/",
      "release_date": "2026-05-14"
    },
    {
      "version": "2.34.1",
      "pypi_page": "https://pypi.org/project/requests/2.34.1/",
      "release_date": "2026-05-13"
    },
    {
      "version": "2.34.0",
      "pypi_page": "https://pypi.org/project/requests/2.34.0/",
      "release_date": "2026-05-11"
    }
  ],
  "latest_release_date": "2026-05-14",
  "supported_python_versions": ">=3.10"
}

Search packages

1 credit per run

Find PyPI packages by keywords in relevance order, with each package’s latest version and release date. Returns up to 100 results.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Query`query`	Text	Required	Keywords to find packages, for example pdf parsing.Example: Requests
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum packages to return, for example 25.Example: 3

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Packages`packages`	List
Name`packages[].name`	Text	Example: Requests
Pypi Link`packages[].pypi_link`	Link	Example: https://pypi.org/project/requests/
Description`packages[].description`	Text	Example: Python HTTP for Humans.
Release Date`packages[].release_date`	Date	Example: 2026-05-14
Latest Version`packages[].latest_version`	Text	Example: 2.34.2

Example result

For Query: Requests, Max Results: 3

JSON

{
  "packages": [
    {
      "name": "requests",
      "pypi_link": "https://pypi.org/project/requests/",
      "description": "Python HTTP for Humans.",
      "release_date": "2026-05-14",
      "latest_version": "2.34.2"
    },
    {
      "name": "scrapy-requests",
      "pypi_link": "https://pypi.org/project/scrapy-requests/",
      "description": "Scrapy with requests-html",
      "release_date": "2021-03-19",
      "latest_version": "0.2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "selenium-requests",
      "pypi_link": "https://pypi.org/project/selenium-requests/",
      "description": "Extends Selenium WebDriver classes to include the request function from the Requests library, while doing all the needed cookie and request headers handling.",
      "release_date": "2024-02-29",
      "latest_version": "2.0.4"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@pypi",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_package",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "package": "requests"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Compare recent releases of Python packages
Review package licenses and maintainers
Find packages for a technical task
Check package Python version requirements
Track current versions of selected packages

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with PyPI?

No. Fous is not affiliated with PyPI. This workflow reads the public pypi.org website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a PyPI account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from pypi.org when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 30, 2026.