Xcode Releases API

Programmatic access to more than you ever wanted to know™

The data behind xcodereleases.com is available for you to integrate in to your own tools and products. It is available in both RSS and JSON form.

RSS

All Releases

  • URL: https://xcodereleases.com/api/all.rss
  • Description: An RSS feed of all known Xcode releases, including betas. Information about each release is in the <description> of each entry.

GM Releases

  • URL: https://xcodereleases.com/api/gm.rss
  • Like all.rss, but it does not contain any beta, seed, or preview releases. It only contains GM release information.

JSON

All Releases

  • URL: https://xcodereleases.com/api/all.json
  • Description: A JSON file of all known Xcode releases, including betas

GM Releases

  • URL: https://xcodereleases.com/api/gm.json
  • Description: Like all.json, but it does not contain any beta, seed, or preview releases. It only contains GM release information.

JSON Format

Each entry in the JSON feed is an object with the following properties:

An Xcode object

  • name: A string, typically “Xcode”. Early versions of Xcode were called “Xcode Tools”
  • version: A Version value describing this version of Xcode
  • date: A Date object, encoding the date on which this version of Xcode was released
  • requires: A string indicating the minimum version of macOS required to run this version of Xcode
  • compilers (optional): An object where the keys are the kind of compiler (ex: clang, swift, etc), and the value is an array of Version values.
  • links (optional): An object where the keys are the kind of link (ex: download, notes, etc), and the value is a Link value.
  • sdks (optional): An object where the keys are the platform of the SDK (ex: iOS, macOS, etc), and the value is an array of Version values.

A Date object

A Date object has three keys: year, month, and day.

A Version object

A Version object has three keys:

  • build: the build string for this release. Ex: 11A420a
  • number: the human-readable version for this release. Ex: 11.0, 10.2.1, etc.
  • release: an object describing the kind of version.
    • gm: If this key is present, then it is a “GM” release. The value is a boolean (always true).
    • gmseed: If this key is present, then it is a “GM Seed” release. The value is an integer indicating the seed number.
    • beta: If this key is present, then it is a “Beta” release. The value is an integer indicating the beta number.
    • dp: If this key is present, then it is a “Developer Preview” release. The value is an integer indicating the preview number.

A Link object has a single key, called url. Its value is a String containing a link to the resource.