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Retrieving Contents

/v3/contents
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This endpoint returns all available applications. Specifically, successfully indexed applications.
get
/v3
/contents
Get Repository Contents
Returns all apps available in the repository.
Parameters
No parameters
Responses
200: OK
Success!
Example response:
[
{
"author": "Fledge68",
"category": "utilities",
"description": {
"long": "WiiFlow is a app for loading backup games from a USB Device or SD card.\n It displays your games in a coverflow with 3D full box covers.\n \n Key features:\n * Emulated NAND support\n * Plugin system for emu apps\n * Devolution support\n * Nintendont support\n * Neek2o support",
"short": "USB Loader app"
},
"file_size": {
"binary": 4619072,
"icon": 8319,
"zip_compressed": 3307321,
"zip_uncompressed": 6073186
},
"name": "WiiFlow WFL",
"package_type": "dol",
"peripherals": [
"Wii Remote",
"Wii Remote",
"Wii Remote",
"Wii Remote",
"Nunchuk",
"Classic Controller",
"GameCube Controller",
"SDHC"
],
"release_date": 1647993600,
"slug": "wiiflow",
"subdirectories": [
"/apps/wiiflow/imgs",
"/apps/wiiflow/bins"
],
"url": {
"icon": "http://hbb4.oscwii.org/api/v3/contents/wiiflow/icon.png",
"zip": "http://hbb4.oscwii.org/api/v3/contents/wiiflow/wiiflow.zip"
},
"version": "5.5.3"
},
...
]
At the root level, this response contains a list of app objects. Below is a definition for an app object as returned by the API in this endpoint.
Field
Description
Type
author
Author of the application, as specified in the meta.xml (fallback value: author field on manifest)
str
category
Name of category, as specified in the application manifest. Will always be a category declared as an available category in the information endpoint and the categories.json file in repository root.
str
description
Description of the application, as specified in meta.xml. "short" (str): "short_description" in the meta.xml, this should be used in areas where the long description won't fit. Short description as specified by the application author or overridden by manifest. "long" (str): "long_description" in the meta.xml. Long description as specified by the application author or overridden by manifest.
dict
file_size
Dictionary of various file sizes, all ints.
dict
flags
Dictionary of flags. List of all supported flags, all strings.
dict
name
The display name of the application, as specified in meta.xml (fallback value: name field on manifest)
str
package_type
One of three (str) values: "dol" / "elf" / "thm". This indicates the primary or the only binary for the application. "thm" is for homebrew channel theme. Themes are currently not supported by Repository Manager.
str
peripherals
Peripherals supported by the application, list of strings. Can include up to 4 "Wii Remote", and one of each of the following: "GameCube Controller" "Nunchuk" "Classic Controller" "SDHC" "USB Keyboard" "Wii Zapper"
list
release_date
UNIX timestamp of the application's release date as specified in meta.xml. Fallback: binary creation date.
int
slug
Application slug. Formerly known as "internal_name" or "hbbID". The application on the repository would be called <slug>.oscmeta.
str
subdirectories
List of additional directories (str) to be created, updated, or backed up by the client. Relative paths. Used by Homebrew Browser.
list
url
Full URLs (str) for downloading the application ZIP or the application icon.
list
version
Version as specified in the meta.xml.
str