Usage

• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Roadmap
    • Where can I find the SWH roadmap?
  • Save Code Now
    • What file formats are supported with the save code now?
    • Is there a license existence check (the one included in the source code)?
    • How are Save code now requests handled?
    • what file formats are supported with the save code now?
    • My “Save code now” request is stuck in pending status. what should I do?
  • Add Forge Now
    • What is the frequency at which you re-clone projects?
    • Is each clone a full clone, or do you do incremental pulls after the initial clone?
    • Which IP address range should we mark as safe in our anti-bot protection systems?
    • Is there a risk of request overload on my forge when you process the ingestion?
    • Our repos are already archived in SWH, isn’t an Add Forge request redundant?
    • Why forges need to be archived in SWH ?
    • What is the position of SWH towards AI training and LLMs ?
  • Search
    • I cannot find all my “releases” in a git repository archived in Software Heritage, what should I do?
    • How can I search the SWH archive? is it possible to search over metadata?
• Software Origins
• Software Heritage listers
• Software Heritage loaders
• Software Heritage Webhooks
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • BitBucket
  • Gitea
  • SourceForge
• Using Software Heritage data
  • Data sources
    • REST API
    • Compressed graph
    • Dataset export
    • Contents on S3
  • Possible bias and limitations
    • Archival lag
    • Code and configuration changes
    • Large repositories
    • Large objects
    • Non-code objects
• Software Heritage Deposit Service
  • Explanations
    • Explanations
  • How to guides
    • How to guides
  • References
    • References