---
title: "get CodeMeta metadata for a version"
method: GET
path: "/registries/{registryName}/packages/{packageName}/versions/{versionNumber}/codemeta"
tags: ["packages"]
---

# get CodeMeta metadata for a version

`GET /registries/{registryName}/packages/{packageName}/versions/{versionNumber}/codemeta`

## Path parameters

- `registryName` string, required
- `packageName` string, required
- `versionNumber` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- CodeMeta — CodeMeta JSON-LD metadata format for software packages, compatible with Software Heritage
  - `@context` string, required — JSON-LD context URL
  - `@type` string, required — Type of software artifact
  - `identifier` string, required — Package URL (purl) identifier
  - `name` string, required — Package name
  - `description` string, nullable — Package description
  - `version` string, nullable — Version number
  - `softwareVersion` string, nullable — Software version
  - `license` union — SPDX license URL(s)
    - string
    - string[]
  - `codeRepository` string, nullable — Source code repository URL
  - `issueTracker` string, nullable — Issue tracker URL
  - `url` string, nullable — Homepage URL
  - `keywords` string[], nullable — Keywords and tags
  - `programmingLanguage` object, nullable — Programming language information
    - `@type` string
    - `name` string
  - `maintainer` object[], nullable — Package maintainers
    - `@type` string
    - `name` string
    - `url` string, nullable
  - `author` object[], nullable — Package authors
    - `@type` string
    - `name` string
    - `url` string, nullable
  - `copyrightHolder` object[], nullable — Copyright holders
    - `@type` string
    - `name` string
    - `url` string, nullable
  - `dateCreated` string, date-time, nullable — Creation date (ISO 8601)
  - `dateModified` string, date-time, nullable — Last modification date (ISO 8601)
  - `datePublished` string, date-time, nullable — Publication date (ISO 8601)
  - `copyrightYear` integer, nullable — Copyright year
  - `downloadUrl` string, nullable — Package download URL
  - `softwareHelp` object, nullable — Documentation/help resources
    - `@type` string
    - `url` string
  - `applicationCategory` string, nullable — Package ecosystem/category
  - `runtimePlatform` string, nullable — Runtime platform/ecosystem
  - `developmentStatus` string, nullable — Development status
  - `sameAs` string[], nullable — Alternative identifiers/URLs
  - `funder` object[], nullable — Funding sources
    - `@type` string
    - `url` string
  - `https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#likes` integer, nullable — Star/like count (ActivityStreams)
  - `https://forgefed.org/ns#forks` integer, nullable — Fork count (ForgeFed)

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