---
title: "bun info"
description: "Display package metadata from the npm registry"
---

`bun info` displays package metadata from the npm registry.

## Usage

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun info react
```

`bun info react` prints the package's latest version, description, homepage, dependencies, and other metadata.

## Viewing specific versions

To view information about a specific version:

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun info react@18.0.0
```

A version range or a dist-tag selects the same version that `bun add` would install. A dist-tag that does not exist is an error:

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun info react@^18 version
bun info react@canary version
```

## Viewing specific properties

To print specific properties from the package metadata:

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun info react version
bun info react dependencies
bun info react repository.url
```

Property paths use the same grammar as `npm view` and [`bun pm pkg`](/pm/cli/pm#pkg). A dot or `[index]` steps into an object or an array. A name in brackets is taken literally, so it may contain dots. A property name after an array is read from every element:

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun info react maintainers[0].name     # first maintainer's name
bun info react maintainers.name        # every maintainer's name
bun info react dist-tags.latest
bun info react "time[18.0.0]"          # publish time of 18.0.0
bun info react "exports[.].default"
```

Several properties print one `name = value` line each. A property that does not exist is skipped; if none of them exists, the command fails.

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun info react name version license
```

Properties are looked up on the selected version first, then on the registry document for the package (for example `dist-tags`, `time`, `readme`).

## JSON output

To get the output in JSON format, use the `--json` flag:

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun info react --json
bun info react version dist.tarball --json   # {"version": "...", "dist.tarball": "..."}
```

`bun info` does not need a `package.json`. Without a package name it shows the package in the current directory's `package.json`.

## Alias

`bun pm view` is an alias for `bun info`:

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
bun pm view react  # equivalent to: bun info react
```

## Examples

```bash terminal icon="terminal"
# View basic package information
bun info is-number

# View a specific version
bun info is-number@7.0.0

# View all available versions
bun info is-number versions

# View package dependencies
bun info express dependencies

# View package homepage
bun info lodash homepage

# Get JSON output
bun info react --json
```