sp-api
v43.0.0 StableSubstrate runtime api primitives
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 11d ago)
- ✓Stable API (43.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (5.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
174.3K downloads in the last 30 days (5.8K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
5.5K crates depend on sp-api. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 674 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 63 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 33KB, sp-api is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sc-executor, sp-genesis-builder, frame-support, frame-benchmarking, polkadot-sdk. When high-quality crates choose sp-api, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
