RubyGems API

Get RubyGems data as clean JSON with one key: 8 endpoints, 1 to 5 credits per call, the same response shape as every other platform.

What you get#

Onekey exposes RubyGems as 8 endpoints behind one API key: 3 endpoints return one record (data is an object) and 5 endpoints return a list (data is an array). Every answer uses the same envelope (success, data, metadata, error), the cost is reported in metadata.credits_charged, and fields are mapped onto the unified schema so the code you write for RubyGems also works for the rest of the developer platforms category.

Endpoints#

EndpointWhat it doesParametersCreditsStatus
gemMetadata of a RubyGem (latest version).name*1stable
just_updatedGems most recently updated.-5stable
latestNewest gems on RubyGems.-5stable
latest_versionLatest version number of a gem.name*1stable
ownersOwners of a gem.name*5stable
searchSearch RubyGems.q*5stable
version_downloadsDownload counts of a gem version and the gem in total.name*, version*1stable
versionsAll published versions of a gem.name*5stable

A * marks a required parameter. Each endpoint name links to its reference page with the full parameter table, caching window and a recorded response.

Make a request#

This calls rubygems.gem (1 credit, stable). Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key; sign up, no card. 1,000 free credits cover the open-platform endpoints. Hard-to-reach platforms (X, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, and others marked on their page) need a verified email and a purchased pack.

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/rubygems/gem?name=rails" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Fields you get back#

These unified fields come back from RubyGems, with the same names as on every other platform. The count is how many of its 8 mapped endpoints return the field; a field the source lacks is null, never missing. 6 platform-specific fields (ext.<name>) come on top, documented on each endpoint page.

FieldTypeEndpoints
entity.stats.downloadsinteger6
package.versionstring6
entity.descriptionstring5
author.displayNamestring4
entity.namestring4
entity.urlURL4
package.documentationUrlURL4
package.homepageUrlURL4
package.repositoryUrlURL4
author.idstring1
author.usernamestring1
entity.createdAtISO 8601 date1

The full schema is in Unified schema.

Pricing#

RubyGems calls cost 1 to 5 credits, flat per endpoint. Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB). Invalid, failed or not-found calls are not charged. See pricing for credit packs.