# Express

Minimalist web framework for Node.js for building web applications and APIs.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/express/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-19
Updated: 2026-10-25
Listed since: 2026-10-19

## Record

### Links

- home: https://expressjs.com
- repository: https://github.com/expressjs/express
- docs: https://expressjs.com/en/starter/installing.html
- x: https://x.com/UseExpressJS
- bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/expressjs.bsky.social

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: OpenJS Foundation
- maintainerType: foundation
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: unknown
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: framework, backend
- hosting: node
- language: javascript
- runtime: node
- runtimeMin: node 18
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: npm install express

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 5
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-09

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 69578
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: 86916550
- contributors: unknown
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: 77324
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 1853938
- dependentPackages: 93237

### Sources

- name: https://expressjs.com (read 2026-10-19)
- urls: https://expressjs.com (read 2026-10-19)
- urls: https://github.com/expressjs/express (read 2026-10-19)
- urls: https://expressjs.com/en/starter/installing.html (read 2026-10-19)
- license: https://github.com/expressjs/express (read 2026-10-19)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/expressjs/express (read 2026-10-19)
- maintainer: https://expressjs.com (read 2026-10-19)
- maintainerType: https://expressjs.com (read 2026-10-19)
- language: https://github.com/expressjs/express (read 2026-10-19)
- runtime: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/latest (read 2026-10-19)
- runtimeMin: https://expressjs.com/en/starter/installing.html (read 2026-10-19)
- installMethod: https://expressjs.com/en/starter/installing.html (read 2026-10-19)
- npmWeeklyDownloads: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/express (read 2026-10-19)
- githubStargazers: https://github.com/expressjs/express (read 2026-10-19)
- currentMajor: https://registry.npmjs.org/express/latest (read 2026-10-19)
- latestReleaseDate: https://github.com/expressjs/express/releases/tag/v5.3.0 (read 2026-10-19)
- runsAs: https://expressjs.com/en/starter/hello-world.html (read 2026-10-19)
- httpArchiveSites: https://cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/express (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/express (read 2026-10-25)

## Notes

Express is a web framework for Node.js, used to build web applications and APIs. The project describes itself as minimalist and unopinionated. The copyright belongs to the OpenJS Foundation and the Express.js contributors. The [installation guide](https://expressjs.com/en/starter/installing.html) covers adding it to a project.

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