CPAN Perl distribution lookup
CPAN Perl distribution lookup - latest version, abstract, author, licence, runtime dependencies, downstream dependents and open issues from MetaCPAN
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Endpoint
GET https://saylorinnovations.com/api/registry/cpan/:dist
| Category | Company and compliance |
|---|---|
| Provider host | saylorinnovations.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 1 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | no x402 terms | 404 | 266 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"pathParams": {
"dist": "Moose"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET",
"POST",
"PUT",
"PATCH",
"DELETE",
"HEAD"
],
"type": "string"
},
"pathParams": {
"properties": {
"dist": {
"description": "CPAN distribution name in the path, e.g. Moose, Mojolicious, DBI",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"dist"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"pathParams"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"properties": {
"abstract": {
"description": "Abstract text",
"type": "string"
},
"author": {
"description": "Author name",
"type": "string"
},
"bugtracker": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"direct_dependents": {
"description": "Direct dependents",
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"distro_packages": {
"description": "Distro packages"
},
"download_url": {
"description": "Download URL",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"downstream_dependents": {
"description": "Downstream dependents",
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"homepage": {
"description": "Project homepage URL",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"license": {
"description": "License identifier",
"type": "array"
},
"main_module": {
"description": "Main module",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"maintenance": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
]
},
"maturity": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"metacpan_url": {
"description": "Metacpan URL",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"module_count": {
"description": "Number of module",
"type": "number"
},
"name": {
"description": "Name",
"type": "string"
},
"open_issues": {
"description": "Open issues",
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"released": {
"description": "Release date",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"repository": {
"description": "Source repository URL",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"runtime_dependencies": {
"description": "Runtime dependencies",
"type": "number"
},
"runtime_dependency_modules": {
"description": "Runtime dependency modules",
"type": [
"array",
"null"
]
},
"source": {
"description": "Data source the values come from",
"type": "string"
},
"version": {
"description": "Version identifier",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"version"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "json",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}