NixHub - API #2828

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1. Malix-Labs

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   triageIssue needs triageIssue needs triage

   on May 6, 2026
2. jameswarren commented on Jul 7, 2026

   

   jameswarren

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   The jetify docs cover the Nixhub API: https://www.jetify.com/docs/nixhub

   I had to do a little digging to find the base URL for the endpoints, but otherwise it works as described:

   > curl -s -H "Accept: application/json" https://search.devbox.sh/v2/pkg\?name\=emacs | jq | head -n 20
   {
     "name": "emacs",
     "summary": "Extensible, customizable GNU text editor",
     "homepage_url": "https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/",
     "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
     "releases": [
       {
         "version": "30.2",
         "last_updated": "2026-06-27T07:37:20Z",
         "platforms": [
           {
             "arch": "x86-64",
             "os": "Linux",
             "system": "x86_64-linux",
             "attribute_path": "emacs",
             "commit_hash": "3d46470bb3030020f7e1361f33514854f5bfa86d",
             "date": "2026-06-27T07:37:20Z",
             "outputs": [
               {
                 "name": "out",
   ...
   

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3. Malix-Labs commented on Jul 7, 2026

   

   Malix-Labs

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   Cool, thanks!

   I'll let the issue stay open so they can hopefully see it and add that link somewhere
4. Malix-Labs commented on Aug 10, 2026

   

   Malix-Labs

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   Workaround : use https://github.com/fzakaria/nixpkgs-multiverse

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5. mikeland73

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   p3

   looks easy

   on Sep 28, 2026
6. mikeland73 commented on Sep 28, 2026

   

   mikeland73

   on Sep 28, 2026 – with Claude

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   Triage: looks easy, p3

   A public API already exists. It is the same one the devbox CLI uses (the host can be overridden with DEVBOX_SEARCH_HOST, internal/envir/env.go:18):

   curl -s 'https://search.devbox.sh/v2/pkg?name=sshm' | jq .name          # "sshm"
   curl -s 'https://search.devbox.sh/v2/resolve?name=nodejs&version=22' | jq .version
   

   https://www.jetify.com/docs/nixhub describes the endpoints, but the page I fetched doesn't clearly state the base URL (https://search.devbox.sh), which is what the reporter hit. devbox search <pkg> also covers the terminal use case.

   Suggested fix: add the base URL and a curl example to the Nixhub API docs, and maybe link to it from nixhub.io.

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