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Ruby Gems API

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The RubyGems.org registry — home of the Ruby ecosystem — as an API. Look up any gem for its description, current version, total and per-version download counts, authors, license, homepage, source and documentation links, and its runtime and development dependencies; search the registry by keyword; and browse a gem's full version history with per-version download numbers. Live from the official RubyGems.org API. Ideal for package dashboards, dependency and supply-chain tooling, developer portals and Ruby ecosystem analytics. Open data from RubyGems.org.

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/api/rubygems-api/openapi.json
/api/rubygems-api/llms.txt

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Free

  • 3,480 calls / month
  • 2 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
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  • 2 req/sec
  • Gem + search + versions
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Starter

€4.00 /month

  • 48,100 calls / month
  • 8 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 48.1k calls/month
  • 8 req/sec
  • Dependencies + version history
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€12.15 /month

  • 237,800 calls / month
  • 20 requests / second
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  • 237.8k calls/month
  • 20 req/sec
  • Supply-chain / dependency tooling
  • Priority support
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Mega

€33.15 /month

  • 1,193,000 calls / month
  • 50 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 1.19M calls/month
  • 50 req/sec
  • Ecosystem-analytics platform
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.

How do I get an API key for Ruby Gems API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Ruby Gems API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Ruby Gems API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Ruby Gems API cost?
Ruby Gems API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €4.00 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Ruby Gems API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Ruby Gems API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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curl https://api.oanor.com/rubygems-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/rubygems-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/rubygems-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/rubygems-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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