PurlDB provides tools to create and update a database of package metadata keyed by PURL (Package URL) and an API for the PURL data. PurlDB is an AboutCode project.
Take advantage of PurlDB to get fast pre-scanned metadata for popular software packages, integrated with other AboutCode projects.
Instructions to get you up and running on your local machine are at Getting Started .
The PurlDB documentation also provides:
- prerequisites for installing the software.
- identification of the various tools that contribute to the PurlDB project, including PackageDB , MineCode, MatchCode, purldb-toolkit and others.
- guidelines for contributing to code development.
- how to get started with the REST API.
- guidelines for contributing to code development.
This project is funded, supported and sponsored by:
- Generous support and contributions from users like you!
- the European Commission NGI programme
- the NLnet Foundation
- the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
- Google, including the Google Summer of Code and the Google Seasons of Doc programmes
- Mercedes-Benz Group
- Microsoft and Microsoft Azure
- AboutCode ASBL
- nexB Inc.
This project was funded through the NGI0 Discovery Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 825322.
https://nlnet.nl/project/vulnerabilitydatabase/
This project is funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101069594.
https://nlnet.nl/project/FederatedSoftwareMetadata/
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
https://nlnet.nl/project/FederatedCodeNext/
This project was funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101069594.
https://nlnet.nl/project/Back2source/
This project was funded through the NGI0 Core Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101092990.
https://nlnet.nl/project/Back2source-next/
This project was funded through the NGI0 Core Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101092990.
https://nlnet.nl/project/FastScan/
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
https://nlnet.nl/project/MassiveFOSSscan/
This project was funded through the NGI Assure Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 957073.
This project was funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101069594.
https://nlnet.nl/project/FOSS-supplychain-II/
This project was funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101069594.
https://nlnet.nl/project/purl2all/
This project was funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101069594.