NPM Package Weekly Download Count

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, single-package weekly download count from npm without setting up direct npm registry API access. It is ideal for lightweight popularity checks, dependency audits, or monitoring a known package's adoption over time. Prefer this over scraping npm's website or integrating the full npm registry API when a simple numeric download count is sufficient.

• Package not found — returns an error or empty result if the package name is misspelled or does not exist on npm
• Missing pkg query parameter — request fails or returns an error if no package name is provided
• Rate limiting or upstream npm registry unavailability — may return a timeout or service error
• Scoped package name formatting issues — packages like @scope/name may need proper URL encoding