---
title: "Changes to get a list of packages that depend on a package"
method: GET
path: "/registries/{registryName}/packages/{packageName}/dependent_packages"
---

# Changes to get a list of packages that depend on a package

`GET /registries/{registryName}/packages/{packageName}/dependent_packages`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 30 of 78 revisions.

- **2026-10-20** (v1) `58d707d51c67`: 1 info
- **2026-05-27** (v1) `b6bb920cf2e4`: 1 breaking
- **2026-05-02** (v1) `cf9cbeb9e633`: 1 info
- **2026-03-02** (v1) `705144173134`: 1 breaking, 13 info
- **2025-10-24** (v1) `a524acd1b159`: 1 info
- **2025-07-10** (v1) `e951f097c248`: 1 info
- **2024-09-09** (v1) `df504b94efa1`: 1 info
- **2024-06-24** (v1) `bb7ebee9a17d`: 1 info
- **2024-06-23** (v1) `959e9783ab71`: 1 info
- **2024-05-13** (v1) `5fcad531d65a`: 1 info
- **2024-03-18** (v1) `a055783c5955`: 2 info
- **2024-03-11** (v1) `3823394598b6`: 1 info
- **2023-09-04** (v1) `96f7aaefe5c5`: 1 info
- **2023-06-12** (v1) `4c9ddf974fb2`: 2 info
- **2023-05-16** (v1) `112d74c0732c`: 3 info
- **2023-04-25** (v1) `5939189a09db`: 1 info
- **2023-03-28** (v1) `4728f2003c4d`: 1 info
- **2023-03-24** (v1) `fc805bcf39c9`: 35 breaking
- **2023-03-21** (v1) `e26b41e68e46`: 59 info
- **2023-03-08** (v1) `599b380aab44`: 1 info
- **2023-02-23** (v1) `4099bdef9231`: 1 info
- **2023-02-22** (v1) `d8c302a6148e`: 1 info
- **2023-02-15** (v1) `996614a959c2`: 2 info
- **2022-12-06** (v1) `60f7e5d64a19`: 1 info
- **2022-11-21** (v1) `9559eee0f679`: 1 info
- **2022-11-21** (v1) `af2bfa6d0553`: 1 info
- **2022-11-15** (v1) `71734e83fd59`: 1 info
- **2022-11-15** (v1) `c36f92a339b0`: 1 info
- **2022-10-21** (v1) `5b3da74c8f57`: 1 info
- **2022-10-14** (v1) `185ecf2506ce`: 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-20** (v1) `58d707d51c67`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/latest_published_release_number` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-27** (v1) `b6bb920cf2e4`: 1 breaking
  - for the `query` request parameter `latest`, default value `true` was added
- **2026-05-02** (v1) `cf9cbeb9e633`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/latest_version_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-03-02** (v1) `705144173134`: 1 breaking, 13 info
  - the `query` request parameter `sort` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - added the new enum value `created_at` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `dependent_packages_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `dependent_repos_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `docker_dependents_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `docker_downloads_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `downloads` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `forks_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `latest_release_published_at` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `maintainers_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `name` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `stargazers_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `updated_at` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
  - added the new enum value `versions_count` to the `query` request parameter `sort`
- **2025-10-24** (v1) `a524acd1b159`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/codemeta_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-07-10** (v1) `e951f097c248`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/issue_metadata` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-09-09** (v1) `df504b94efa1`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/critical` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-06-24** (v1) `bb7ebee9a17d`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `kind`
- **2024-06-23** (v1) `959e9783ab71`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `latest`
- **2024-05-13** (v1) `5fcad531d65a`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/id` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-03-18** (v1) `a055783c5955`: 2 info
  - added the required property `items/funding_links` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `items/status` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-03-11** (v1) `3823394598b6`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/maintainers/items/total_downloads` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-09-04** (v1) `96f7aaefe5c5`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/version_numbers_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-06-12** (v1) `4c9ddf974fb2`: 2 info
  - added the required property `items/dependent_repositories_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `items/usage_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-05-16** (v1) `112d74c0732c`: 3 info
  - added the required property `items/docker_dependents_count` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `items/docker_downloads_count` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `items/docker_usage_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-04-25** (v1) `5939189a09db`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/normalized_licenses` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-03-28** (v1) `4728f2003c4d`: 1 info
  - added the required property `items/first_release_published_at` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-03-24** (v1) `fc805bcf39c9`: 35 breaking
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/classification` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/cvss_score` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/cvss_vector` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/description` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/identifiers/items/` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/origin` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/published_at` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/references/items/` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/severity` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/source_kind` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/title` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/url` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/withdrawn_at` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/description` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/documentation_url` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/downloads_period` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/homepage` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/install_command` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/last_synced_at` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/latest_release_number` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/latest_release_published_at` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/licenses` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/email` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/html_url` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/login` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/name` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/role` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/url` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/metadata` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/namespace` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/registry_url` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/repo_metadata` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/repo_metadata_updated_at` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/repository_url` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the `items/keywords_array/items/` response's property type changed from no type to `string` for status `200`
- **2023-03-21** (v1) `e26b41e68e46`: 59 info
  - the response property `items/advisories` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/classification` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/created_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/cvss_score` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/cvss_vector` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/description` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/identifiers` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/origin` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/packages` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/published_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/references` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/severity` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/source_kind` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/title` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/updated_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/url` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/uuid` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/advisories/items/withdrawn_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/created_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/dependent_packages_count` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/dependent_packages_url` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/dependent_repos_count` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/description` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/documentation_url` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/downloads` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/downloads_period` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/ecosystem` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/homepage` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/install_command` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/keywords_array` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/last_synced_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/latest_release_number` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/latest_release_published_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/licenses` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/created_at` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/email` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/html_url` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/login` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/maintainers/items/name` became required for the status `200`
  - …19 more
- **2023-03-08** (v1) `599b380aab44`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/maintainers/items/html_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-02-23** (v1) `4099bdef9231`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/maintainers/items/role` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-02-22** (v1) `d8c302a6148e`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/advisories` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-02-15** (v1) `996614a959c2`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `items/dependent_packages_url` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/related_packages_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-12-06** (v1) `60f7e5d64a19`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/purl` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-11-21** (v1) `9559eee0f679`: 1 info
  - api tag `packages` added
- **2022-11-21** (v1) `af2bfa6d0553`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/maintainers/items/packages_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-11-15** (v1) `71734e83fd59`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/namespace` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-11-15** (v1) `c36f92a339b0`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/maintainers` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-10-21** (v1) `5b3da74c8f57`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/rankings` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-10-14** (v1) `185ecf2506ce`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/dependent_repos_count` to the response with the `200` status

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