Mod portal API

The Mod Portal API is used to both browse and download all mods available on the official Factorio mod portal. Using the API does not require any kind of authentication or account information and can be viewed simply by clicking the link below in any web browser.

API endpoint: https://mods.factorio.com/api/mods

Object Types

Result Entry

Fields returned by the api/mods endpoint are marked with a check (✓) in the "Short" column, and those returned the the api/mods/{name} endpoint are marked with a check in the "Full" column.

Key	Type	Short	Full	Description
created_at	String(ISO 8601)	✓	✓	The datetime the mod was uploaded, in the full ISO 8601 format, with a space separator instead of 'T'.
current_user_rating	Null	✓	✓	Doesn't seem to be implemented yet.
description	String		✓	A longer description of the mod, in text only format.
description_html	String(HTML)		✓	A longer description of the mod, with HTML tags.
downloads_count	Integer	✓	✓	Number of downloads.
first_media_file	Object	✓
game_versions	String[]	✓	✓	A list of major Factorio version strings (e.g. "0.13") starting with 0.13 that the mod is compatible with, in addition to the version found in "latest_release".
github_path	String	✓	✓	A link to the mod's github project page, just prepend "github.com/". Can be blank ("").
homepage	String	✓	✓	Usually a URL to the mod's main project page, but can be any string.
id	Integer	✓	✓	A numerical mod ID used to identify the mod in other API endpoints.
latest_release	Object	✓
license_flags	Integer(11 bit)	✓	✓	A bit field describing what permissions the mod's license grants. See #License Flags
license_name	String	✓	✓	The mod's license name.
license_url	String	✓	✓	A URL link to the full license agreement. Can be any string in case of custom licenses.
media_files	Object[]		✓
name	String	✓	✓	The mod's machine-readable ID string.
owner	String	✓	✓	The Factorio username of the mod's author.
ratings_count	0	✓	✓	Doesn't seem to be implemented yet.
releases	Object[]		✓
summary	String	✓	✓	Mod description.
tags	Object[]	✓	✓	A list of tag objects that categorize the mod.
title	String	✓	✓	The mod's human-readable name.
updated_at	String(ISO 8601)	✓	✓	The datetime the mod was last updated, in the full ISO 8601 format, with a space separator instead of 'T'.
visits_count	Integer	✓	✓	The number of times the mod was viewed, but perhaps only counted on the web interface???

License Flags

The "license_flags" is an 11 bit number that describe generally what permissions the mod's license grants.

2n	Title	Description
Permissions
0	Commercial Use	This software and derivatives may be used for commercial purposes
1	Modification	The software may be modified.
2	Distribution	You may distribute this software.
3	Patent Use	This license provides an express grant of patent rights from the contributor to the recipient.
4	Private Use	You may use and modify the software without distributing it.
Conditions
5	Disclose Source	Source code must be made available when distributing the software.
6	License & Copyright Notice	Include a copy of the license and copyright notice with the code.
7	Same License	Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the software. In some cases a similar or related license may be used.
8	State Changes	Indicate changes made to the code.
Limitations
9	Hold Liable	Software is provided without warranty and the software author/license owner cannot be held liable for damages.
10	Trademark Use	This license explicitly states that it does NOT grant you trademark rights, even though licenses without such a statement probably do not grant you any implicit trademark rights.