# crates.io-index
**Repository Path**: mcuxmx/crates.io-index
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: crates.io-index
- **Description**: https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index
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- **Created**: 2025-01-21
- **Last Updated**: 2025-01-21
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## README
# The crates.io package index
The [crates.io](https://crates.io/) package index contains the necessary metadata for [`cargo`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo) to download crates and resolve their dependencies.
The package index is available at:
- as an HTTP API ([sparse protocol](https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/2789-sparse-index.html))
- as a git repository
The index format is described in detail in [The Cargo Book](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/registry-index.html#index-format).
The crates.io index is maintained by the [crates.io team](https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/dev-tools#team-crates-io).