The appstream-metadata interface

AppStream is a metadata standard used to describe a common set software components. The appstream-metadata interface allows access to AppStream metadata from the host system.

Interface documentation:
See Interface management and Supported interfaces for further details on how interfaces are used.


Developer details

Auto-connect: no

Requires snapd version 2.41+.

Code examples

Using external metadata describes how to access AppStream metadata.

The source code for this interface is in the snapd repository:
https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/blob/master/interfaces/builtin/appstream_metadata.go


Last updated 3 years ago.