Get CPAN Release
metacpan/get-release
Returns the latest release of a CPAN distribution: version, upload time, author, licences, dependencies by phase and relationship, provided modules, tarball URL, size and SHA-256 checksum, repository and bug tracker links and CPAN Testers pass and fail counts. Data from MetaCPAN, https://metacpan.org, the search engine for the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, reduced to the fields listed (e-mail addresses are not returned) and served by Eden Engine; not an official MetaCPAN or CPAN product. Each release keeps its own licence (see licenses).
Price
$0.0026 per call
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Data source
Data from MetaCPAN, https://metacpan.org, the search engine for the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, reduced to the fields listed (e-mail addresses are not returned) and served by Eden Engine; not an official MetaCPAN or CPAN product. Each release keeps its own licence (see licenses).
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// 1. search: find the tool
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// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "metacpan/get-release" })
// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
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// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "metacpan/get-release", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "metacpan/get-release", input: { /* ... */ } })
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Pricing
Every charge this tool can incur.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
Per call | $0.0026 |
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
Input and output schemas
Input schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"distribution"
],
"properties": {
"distribution": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_][A-Za-z0-9_.+-]*$",
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "CPAN distribution name, with hyphens instead of ::, for example Try-Tiny or libwww-perl."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Release name with version."
},
"tests": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"na": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
],
"description": "Reports where the distribution does not apply to the platform."
},
"fail": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
],
"description": "Failing reports."
},
"pass": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
],
"description": "Passing CPAN Testers reports."
},
"unknown": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
],
"description": "Reports with an unknown result."
}
},
"description": "CPAN Testers report counts.",
"additionalProperties": true
},
"author": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "PAUSE id of the uploader; use it with get-author."
},
"status": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "latest, cpan or backpan."
},
"archive": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Tarball file name."
},
"version": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Version."
},
"abstract": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "One-line summary."
},
"licenses": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A licence id."
},
"description": "Licences."
},
"maturity": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "released or developer."
},
"provides": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A module."
},
"description": "Up to 200 provided modules."
},
"released": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Upload time, UTC."
},
"authorized": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
],
"description": "Authorised."
},
"deprecated": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
],
"description": "True when deprecated."
},
"main_module": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Main module."
},
"changes_file": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Name of the changelog file."
},
"dependencies": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"phase": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "configure, build, test, runtime or develop."
},
"module": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Required module."
},
"version": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Version requirement; 0 means any."
},
"relationship": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "requires, recommends, suggests or conflicts."
}
},
"description": "A dependency.",
"additionalProperties": true
},
"description": "Up to 300 dependencies."
},
"distribution": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Distribution name."
},
"download_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Tarball URL."
},
"homepage_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Home page."
},
"first_release": {
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
],
"description": "True when this is the first release."
},
"bugtracker_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Bug tracker page; the mailto address is not returned."
},
"provides_count": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Modules the release provides."
},
"repository_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Repository clone URL."
},
"checksum_sha256": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "SHA-256 of the tarball."
},
"dependency_count": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "All dependencies, including build and develop phases."
},
"archive_size_bytes": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
],
"description": "Tarball size in bytes."
},
"repository_web_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Repository web page."
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}