How to get the repository associated with a package from the API

[RichardR-cg]

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Within a GitHub organization, there is a repo which has created NuGet packages. From the repo's "Code" page, on the right hand side under "Releases", there is a "Packages" section, and the heading for that hyperlinks to a page showing the packages which have been created by that repo (as opposed to all of the packages within the organization, which is a superset of that). How do I get that list via the API?

I can get all of the packages for the organization by doing https://api.github.com/orgs/<orgNameGoesHere>/packages?package_type=nuget
but I can't see anything on there which reveals which repo it came from (but maybe it's not obvious). I have also tried using the API to retrieve information about just one version of one package, but I can't see it in there either.

Any help would be gratefully received. Thankyou.

[ebndev]

Hi @RichardR-cg, thanks for being a part of the GitHub Community!

It looks like GitHub’s API does not currently provide a direct way to filter packages by repository. I'm going to tag this post as Product Feedback so it can be reviewed by the proper team(s).

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[4mirfar]

Hey, just make that release and keep the commit hash as a refrence to that release. then when pulling, use the commit hash to get that release.
This is an on the go solution.

[RichardR-cg]

I think you have misunderstood the question, or I have misunderstood your answer, so let me clarify... I need to work out which repo(s) are associated with a package (in particular, I want to find the Admin repo), and I need this information at the point I am asking for it, because it will have been modified by people via the UI.

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[RichardR-cg]

I'm just updating this to say that it is still required, that the information from @amirh-far does not provide a solution), and I look forward to this being made available via the API.

[BernaolaBarrientos]

Actualmente, la API de GitHub no permite obtener directamente qué repositorio está asociado a un paquete dentro de una organización. Solo se pueden listar los paquetes de la organización sin detalle del repositorio origen. Esta limitación está reportada y en revisión por el equipo de GitHub.

API de paquetes: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/packages

[RichardR-cg]

Thanks, this isn't adding any more than the first comment.
I only added a comment to update the conversation, so that this didn't get marked as dormant.

[4mirfar]

Ive had the same problem

[faizanH]

Any update on this? Having repository urls returned with the metadata of a package would be very useful

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[RichardR-cg]

I'm just updating this to say that it is still required, and I look forward to this being made available via the API, so that this doesn't get marked as dormant.

It has been six months since this was raised, and I'm not even sure if the relevant people have even seen this question, so if anyone has any tips for getting that to happen, please go ahead.

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