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