Registries
Registries
A Check asks all five at once. Each page says which API is called, whether it needs a key, and what a Taken result shows.
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npm
The JavaScript package registry. A Taken result shows the latest version, the description and last week’s downloads.
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Homebrew Formulae
The Homebrew namespace for command-line tools installed with brew install. Checked separately from Homebrew Cask.
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Homebrew Cask
The Homebrew namespace for desktop apps installed with brew install --cask. Checked separately from Homebrew Formulae.
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PyPI
The Python package index. A Taken result shows the summary, latest version and author; Names with -, _ or . get a PyPI normalization warning.
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GitHub
Public repositories on GitHub. Taken means a public repository has exactly that name, under any owner. The only Registry that can be Rate limited.