---
title: 'Generic Package Registry'
license: 'Apache-2.0'
origin_url: 'https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/e865de1e9d65dc09797d165a51c8e705d2a86030/docs/content/usage/packages/generic.en-us.md'
---

Publish generic files, like release binaries or other output, for your user or organization.

## Authenticate to the package registry

To authenticate to the Package Registry, you need to provide [custom HTTP headers or use HTTP Basic authentication](../../api-usage/#authentication).

## Publish a package

To publish a generic package perform a HTTP PUT operation with the package content in the request body.
You cannot publish a file with the same name twice to a package. You must delete the existing package version first.

```
PUT https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/generic/{package_name}/{package_version}/{file_name}
```

| Parameter         | Description                                                                                                                                                                |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `owner`           | The owner of the package.                                                                                                                                                  |
| `package_name`    | The package name. It can contain only lowercase letters (`a-z`), uppercase letter (`A-Z`), numbers (`0-9`), dots (`.`), hyphens (`-`), pluses (`+`), or underscores (`_`). |
| `package_version` | The package version, a non-empty string without trailing or leading whitespaces.                                                                                           |
| `file_name`       | The filename. It can contain only lowercase letters (`a-z`), uppercase letter (`A-Z`), numbers (`0-9`), dots (`.`), hyphens (`-`), pluses (`+`), or underscores (`_`).     |

Example request using HTTP Basic authentication:

```shell
curl --user your_username:your_password_or_token \
     --upload-file path/to/file.bin \
     https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/generic/test_package/1.0.0/file.bin
```

If you are using 2FA or OAuth use a [personal access token](../../api-usage/#authentication) instead of the password.

The server responds with the following HTTP Status codes.

| HTTP Status Code  | Meaning                                                       |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `201 Created`     | The package has been published.                               |
| `400 Bad Request` | The package name and/or version and/or file name are invalid. |
| `409 Conflict`    | A file with the same name exist already in the package.       |

## Download a package

To download a generic package perform a HTTP GET operation.

```
GET https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/generic/{package_name}/{package_version}/{file_name}
```

| Parameter         | Description               |
| ----------------- | ------------------------- |
| `owner`           | The owner of the package. |
| `package_name`    | The package name.         |
| `package_version` | The package version.      |
| `file_name`       | The filename.             |

The file content is served in the response body. The response content type is `application/octet-stream`.

Example request using HTTP Basic authentication:

```shell
curl --user your_username:your_token_or_password \
     https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/generic/test_package/1.0.0/file.bin
```

The server responds with the following HTTP Status codes.

| HTTP Status Code | Meaning                            |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `200 OK`         | Success                            |
| `404 Not Found`  | The package or file was not found. |

## Delete a package

To delete a generic package perform a HTTP DELETE operation. This will delete all files of this version.

```
DELETE https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/generic/{package_name}/{package_version}
```

| Parameter         | Description               |
| ----------------- | ------------------------- |
| `owner`           | The owner of the package. |
| `package_name`    | The package name.         |
| `package_version` | The package version.      |

Example request using HTTP Basic authentication:

```shell
curl --user your_username:your_token_or_password -X DELETE \
     https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/generic/test_package/1.0.0
```

The server responds with the following HTTP Status codes.

| HTTP Status Code | Meaning                    |
| ---------------- | -------------------------- |
| `204 No Content` | Success                    |
| `404 Not Found`  | The package was not found. |

## Delete a package file

To delete a file of a generic package perform a HTTP DELETE operation. This will delete the package version too if there is no file left.

```
DELETE https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/{owner}/generic/{package_name}/{package_version}/{filename}
```

| Parameter         | Description               |
| ----------------- | ------------------------- |
| `owner`           | The owner of the package. |
| `package_name`    | The package name.         |
| `package_version` | The package version.      |
| `filename`        | The filename.             |

Example request using HTTP Basic authentication:

```shell
curl --user your_username:your_token_or_password -X DELETE \
     https://forgejo.example.com/api/packages/testuser/generic/test_package/1.0.0/file.bin
```

The server responds with the following HTTP Status codes.

| HTTP Status Code | Meaning                            |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `204 No Content` | Success                            |
| `404 Not Found`  | The package or file was not found. |