apkg info

The info command fetches and displays metadata for a package from the registry, including all published versions, dist-tags, maintainers, and timestamps.

Synopsis

apkg info <package> [--json] [--registry <URL>]

Arguments

Argument	Description
<package>	The package name to look up (e.g. @acme/code-reviewer)

Options

Option	Description
--json	Output metadata as JSON
--registry <URL>	Override the registry URL for this query

Output

The default output includes:

• Name and latest version
• Description
• Dist-tags — tagged versions like latest, beta, canary
• Versions — all published versions, sorted newest first, with yanked status and publish date
• Maintainers — usernames and roles
• Timestamps — created and last updated dates

With --json, the output is a JSON object:

{
  "name": "@acme/code-reviewer",
  "description": "AI-powered code review",
  "distTags": {
    "latest": "1.2.0"
  },
  "versions": ["1.2.0", "1.1.0", "1.0.0"],
  "maintainers": ["acme"],
  "createdAt": "2025-06-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-09-15T08:30:00Z"
}

Examples

View info for a package:

apkg info @acme/code-reviewer

Get metadata as JSON:

apkg info @acme/code-reviewer --json

Related commands

Command	Description
search	Search the registry for packages
add	Add a package to your dependencies