osv-api-reference

Installation
SKILL.md

OSV API Reference

Load this skill explicitly when constructing or debugging OSV API requests. For the full end-to-end scan workflow and report template, use osv-vulnerability-scan.

Base URL: https://api.osv.dev/v1/

Docs: https://google.github.io/osv.dev/ · https://osv.dev/

Also see progressive disclosure file: ~/.cursor/skills/osv-vulnerability-scan/reference.md

Endpoints

Method Path Returns
POST /v1/query Full vuln objects for one package/version, purl, or commit
POST /v1/querybatch Per-query lists of {id, modified} only (order preserved)
GET /v1/vulns/{id} Full vulnerability record

Critical rules

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Sep 27, 2026