title: Is there a CocoaPods JSON API?
body: <p>Is there a way to get a pod specification (versions, name, date etc.) via an API? The closest thing I've found is the search request from their site but not a JSON API.</p>
  
  <p>If you look at cocoacontrols there has to be something like an API because they find the correct pod to your repo.</p>
  
  <p>Background: I need to look up a pod and see if there is a new version available.</p>
  
  <p>I looked into the GitHub Repo but couldn't find the required specs.</p>