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# [Exploring the npm registry API](https://www.edoardoscibona.com/exploring-the-npm-registry-api?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In this post, we will learn how to use the REST API provided by the npm registry to programmatically discover public Javascript packages and retrieve their metadata. What is npm? The term npm refers both to: The npm CLI tool installed by default wi...

Jul 2, 2021 · 7 min read · edoardoscibona.com  
Updated Jul 8, 2021  
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-   [#typescript](https://hashnode.com/tag/typescript)

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