---
title: "get a list of package names from a registry"
method: GET
path: "/registries/{registryName}/package_names"
tags: ["packages"]
---

# get a list of package names from a registry

`GET /registries/{registryName}/package_names`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1`
- URL: `https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/{registryName}/package_names`
- Auth: none declared

## Path parameters

- `registryName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer
- `created_after` string, date-time
- `updated_after` string, date-time
- `created_before` string, date-time
- `updated_before` string, date-time
- `sort` 'updated_at' | 'created_at' | 'name' | 'downloads' | 'dependent_repos_count' | 'dependent_packages_count' | 'latest_release_published_at' | 'versions_count' | 'maintainers_count' | 'docker_downloads_count' | 'docker_dependents_count' | 'stargazers_count' | 'forks_count'
- `order` string
- `critical` boolean
- `funding` boolean
- `prefix` string
- `postfix` string

## Response `200`

OK

- string[]

## Changes

- **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`
  - …10 more
- **2025-12-17** (v1) `497b8f98988e`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `postfix`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `prefix`
- **2025-06-13** (v1) `547fb828d04d`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `critical`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `funding`
- **2024-06-04** (v1) `68fb6b238358`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `created_before`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `updated_before`
- **2022-11-21** (v1) `9559eee0f679`: 1 info
  - api tag `packages` added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/ecosyste-ms/apis/ecosyste-ms-packages/changes/registries/:registryName/package_names/get.md)

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