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Individual paid plans with private packages are a legacy offering from Anaconda.org that are no longer available. However, anyone who had private packages in the past still has the ability to have those hosted privately.

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Making packages private

By default, all packages uploaded to Anaconda.org are accessible to anyone who has access to the .
As of August 30, 2023, only users with paid plans can mark their packages as private.
To mark packages uploaded to your user on Anaconda.org as private:
  1. From your dashboard, select the package.
  2. Select Manage.
  3. Navigate to the Settings tab.
  4. Select Admin in the sidebar.
  5. Select Private.
Other Anaconda.org users may access your private packages either with tokens or by logging in.

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Accessing private packages with tokens

To make your private packages accessible with , create an access token that includes the following scope for Anaconda Client: 
conda:download
Or, on Anaconda.org in the access settings, select Allow private downloads from conda repositories.

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Using the token to access private packages

If you intend to install many packages from a private channel, you can include the channel in your .condarc file. This will include the token any time you search for packages on that channel. To add a user channel to your .condarc file from Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux), run the following command: 
conda config --add channels https://conda.anaconda.org/t/<TOKEN>/<CHANNEL>
Replace <TOKEN> with the provided token.
Replace <CHANNEL> with a user channel.
You can also use the token to install packages without first adding the channel to your .condarc file by using the channel’s full URL. In Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux), run the following command: 
conda install --channel https://conda.anaconda.org/t/<TOKEN>/<CHANNEL> <PACKAGE>
Replace <TOKEN> with the provided token.
Replace <CHANNEL> with a user channel.
Replace <PACKAGE> with the name of the package you want to install.

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Accessing a private package that has a label

To install a package from a channel using the token and name: 
conda install --channel https://conda.anaconda.org/t/<TOKEN>/<CHANNEL>/label/<LABEL_NAME> <PACKAGE>
Replace <TOKEN> with the provided token.
Replace <CHANNEL> with a user channel.
Replace <LABEL_NAME> with the label name.
Replace <PACKAGE> with the name of the package you want to install.

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Using the token to access private PyPI packages

Private PyPI packages can also be installed in the web UI: 
https://pypi.anaconda.org/t/<TOKEN>/<CHANNEL>
Replace <TOKEN> with the provided token.
Replace <CHANNEL> with a user channel.

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Accessing private packages as a registered user

To make your private packages available to users who have logged in:
  1. Create an organization.
  2. Create a group (which can be read-only) in that organization.
  3. Add the desired users to the group.
  4. Upload the package to the organization, or transfer an existing package to the organization.
After you grant users access, other users can install your package using the web UI or Anaconda Client. To install a package:
  1. In a browser, navigate to the desired channel.
  2. Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command: 
    conda install anaconda-client
anaconda login
conda install --channel https://conda.anaconda.org/<ORGANIZATION> <PACKAGE>
    Replace <ORGANIZATION> with the organization name.
    Replace <PACKAGE> with the package name.

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Private channels

You can install a package from a private channel with a and a Label: 
conda install --channel https://conda.anaconda.org/t/<TOKEN>/<CHANNEL>/label/<LABEL_NAME> <PACKAGE>
Replace <TOKEN> with the provided token.
Replace <CHANNEL> with a user channel.
Replace <LABEL_NAME> with the label name.
Replace <PACKAGE> with the name of the package you want to install.
Tokens are only required if the channel is private.

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Finding help for uploading packages

You can obtain a complete list of upload options, including:
  • Package channel
  • Label
  • Availability to other users
  • Metadata
To list the options, run the following in Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux): 
anaconda upload -h