content/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-packages.md

metadata

title: Searching for packages
intro: >-
  You can search for packages on {% data variables.product.github %} and narrow
  the results using search qualifiers.
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.packages %}'
permissions: Anyone can search for packages they have access to.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - GitHub search
redirect_from:
  - /github/searching-for-information-on-github/searching-for-packages
  - >-
    /github/searching-for-information-on-github/searching-on-github/searching-for-packages

{% data reusables.package_registry.packages-ghes-release-stage %}

About searching for packages

You can search for packages globally across all of {% data variables.product.github %}, or search for packages within a particular organization. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% ifversion ghes %} You can only search for packages on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, not {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, even when {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} is enabled. {% endif %}

{% data reusables.search.syntax_tips %}

Searching within a user's or organization's packages

To find packages owned by a certain user or organization, use the user or org qualifier.

Qualifier	Example
user:USERNAME	user:codertocat matches packages owned by @codertocat
org:ORGNAME	org:github matches packages owned by the {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} organization

Filtering by package visibility

To filter your search by whether a package is public or private, use the is qualifier.

Qualifier	Example
is:public	is:public angular matches public packages that contain the word "angular"
is:private	is:private php matches private packages that contain the word "php"