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CRAN Get Package Versions

Get all historical versions of an R package from CRAN with release dates and dependencies for each version. Useful for understanding package evolution, checking compatibility, and finding when specific features were added. Returns the full version timeline with release dates.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 353msCortexa

Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 353ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "package": {
      "description": "R package name (case-sensitive). Examples: 'ggplot2', 'dplyr', 'Seurat', 'tidyverse', 'BiocManager'",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "package"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default CRAN Get Package Versions call

public-safeinput

{
  "package": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_CRAN_get_package_versions
Tool name: CRAN_get_package_versions
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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