provider packages GET /users/{username}/packages/{package_type}/{package_name}
@utdk/github /users/{username}/packages/{package_type}/{package_name}
Get a package for a user
Gets a specific package metadata for a public package owned by a user. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the `read:packages` scope to use this endpoint. For more information, see "[About permissions for GitHub Packages](https://docs.github.com/packages/learn-github-packages/about-permissions-for-github-packages#permissions-for-repository-scoped-packages)."
package_type path required
The type of supported package. Packages in GitHub's Gradle registry have the type `maven`. Docker images pushed to GitHub's Container registry (`ghcr.io`) have the type `container`. You can use the type `docker` to find images that were pushed to GitHub's Docker registry (`docker.pkg.github.com`), even if these have now been migrated to the Container registry.
enum: npm, maven, rubygems, docker…
package_name path required
The name of the package.
string
username path required
The handle for the GitHub user account.
string

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packages.getPackageForUser
GET/users/{username}/packages/{package_type}/{package_name}
Gets a specific package metadata for a public package owned by a user. OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the `read:packages` scope to use this endpoint. For more information, see "[About permissions for GitHub Packages](https://docs.github.com/packages/learn-github-packages/about-permissions-for-github-packages#permissions-for-repository-scoped-packages)."

Parameters

required

The type of supported package. Packages in GitHub's Gradle registry have the type `maven`. Docker images pushed to GitHub's Container registry (`ghcr.io`) have the type `container`. You can use the type `docker` to find images that were pushed to GitHub's Docker registry (`docker.pkg.github.com`), even if these have now been migrated to the Container registry.

required

The name of the package.

required

The handle for the GitHub user account.

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TypeScript

import github from '@utdk/github';

await github.packages.getPackageForUser()