Data Dictionary

12min

Overview
Contains explanations and examples of all data fields available in the DockerHub Repositories dataset.
All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.
Data points per category
﻿Metadata﻿
﻿Repository publisher﻿
﻿Repository details﻿
The data points in the example snippets have been rearranged for better grouping. To see where a specific data point stands, check the full data sample here.
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Metadata
Record metadata
Data point
Description
Data type
meta
Contains information about the record
Object
created_at_date
The date when we first scraped the record
Array of numbers (integers)
created_at_timestamp
The date we first scraped the record (Unix time)
Float 
updated_at_date
The date when we last scraped the record
Array of numbers (integers)
updated_at_timestamp
The date when we last scraped the record (Unix time)
Float
version_id
Dataset version ID
String
source
The record source
String
object
The data object/entity
String
is_deleted
Marks if the record available on Docker Hub
Boolean
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Metadata
		"_meta": {
			"created_at_date": [
				2023,
				5,
				26
			],
			"created_at_timestamp": 1685105728.013557,
			"updated_at_date": [
				2024,
				5,
				1
			],
			"updated_at_timestamp": 1714554186.669536,
			"version_id": "a1efb819",
			"source": "dockerhub",
			"object": "repository",
			"is_deleted": false
		},
		"_meta": {
			"created_at_date": [
				2023,
				5,
				26
			],
			"created_at_timestamp": 1685105728.013557,
			"updated_at_date": [
				2024,
				5,
				1
			],
			"updated_at_timestamp": 1714554186.669536,
			"version_id": "a1efb819",
			"source": "dockerhub",
			"object": "repository",
			"is_deleted": false
		},
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Repository metadata
Data point
Description
Data type
doc
Dataset starting point
Object
source_id
Repository identifier on Docker Hub
String
id
Record identifier in our database
String
last_updated
Timestamp when the repository was last updated in ISO 8601 format
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Metadata
"doc": {
	"id": "dockerhub_repository_example_repository_dev",
	"source_id": "example_repository_dev",
	"last_updated": "2022-06-09T08:32:05.75699Z",
"doc": {
	"id": "dockerhub_repository_example_repository_dev",
	"source_id": "example_repository_dev",
	"last_updated": "2022-06-09T08:32:05.75699Z",
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Repository publisher
Data point
Description
Data type
publisher
Publisher's name
String
name
Repository title
String
hub_user
User tied with the repository
String
namespace
Associated developer
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Publisher
"publisher": "dev",
"name": "example-repository",
"hub_user": "dev",
"namespace": "dev",
"publisher": "dev",
"name": "example-repository",
"hub_user": "dev",
"namespace": "dev",
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Repository details
Data point
Description
Data type
url
Repository URL
String
repository_type
Repository type
String
is_automated
Indicates if the repository automatically updates the Docker image version
Boolean
status
Repository status	
Integer/boolean
description
Repository description
String
full_description
Full repository description 
Note: contains control characters
String
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Repository details
"url": "https://hub.docker.com/r/example_repository/dev"
"repository_type": "image",
"is_automated": false,
"status": 1,
"description": "Example repository description",
"full_description": "Full example repository description",
"url": "https://hub.docker.com/r/example_repository/dev"
"repository_type": "image",
"is_automated": false,
"status": 1,
"description": "Example repository description",
"full_description": "Full example repository description",
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Statistics
Data type
Description
Data type
star_count
Number of stars the repository has received
Integer
pull_count
Number of repository downloads 
Integer
collaborator_count
Number of collaborators for the repository
Integer
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Statistics
"star_count": 0,
"pull_count": 2,
"collaborator_count": 0,
"star_count": 0,
"pull_count": 2,
"collaborator_count": 0,
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Permissions
Data type
Description
Data type
permissions
Permissions in the repository
Object
read
Indicates if the read permission is enabled in the repository
Boolean
write
Indicates if the write permission is enabled in the repository
Boolean
admin
Indicates if the admin permission is enabled in the repository
Boolean
See a snippet of the dataset for reference:
Permissions
"permissions": {
            "read": true,
            "write": false,
            "admin": false
          },
"permissions": {
            "read": true,
            "write": false,
            "admin": false
          },
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Data point	Description	Data type
meta	Contains information about the record	Object
created_at_date	The date when we first scraped the record	Array of numbers (integers)
created_at_timestamp	The date we first scraped the record (Unix time)	Float
updated_at_date	The date when we last scraped the record	Array of numbers (integers)
updated_at_timestamp	The date when we last scraped the record (Unix time)	Float
version_id	Dataset version ID	String
source	The record source	String
object	The data object/entity	String
is_deleted	Marks if the record available on Docker Hub	Boolean

Data point	Description	Data type
doc	Dataset starting point	Object
source_id	Repository identifier on Docker Hub	String
id	Record identifier in our database	String
last_updated	Timestamp when the repository was last updated in ISO 8601 format	String

Data point	Description	Data type
publisher	Publisher's name	String
name	Repository title	String
hub_user	User tied with the repository	String
namespace	Associated developer	String

Data point	Description	Data type
url	Repository URL	String
repository_type	Repository type	String
is_automated	Indicates if the repository automatically updates the Docker image version	Boolean
status	Repository status	Integer/boolean
description	Repository description	String
full_description	Full repository description Note: contains control characters	String

Data type	Description	Data type
star_count	Number of stars the repository has received	Integer
pull_count	Number of repository downloads	Integer
collaborator_count	Number of collaborators for the repository	Integer

Data type	Description	Data type
permissions	Permissions in the repository	Object
read	Indicates if the read permission is enabled in the repository	Boolean
write	Indicates if the write permission is enabled in the repository	Boolean
admin	Indicates if the admin permission is enabled in the repository	Boolean

Updated 11 Jul 2024

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