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LoopBack 4

Node.js and TypeScript framework for building APIs and microservices.

LoopBack 4 is a Node.js and TypeScript framework for building APIs and microservices, based on Express. A project is generated with npm create loopback. The copyright line names IBM Corp. and LoopBack contributors.

Worth knowing

LoopBack 3 reached end of life at the end of 2020; this record covers LoopBack 4, which the homepage lists as active. The README states that no long-term support version exists yet for LoopBack 4.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
IBM Corp. and LoopBack contributors6
Maintained by
Company
First release
20183

Rendering and deploy

Install with
npm create loopback3

Releases

Current major version
75
Last release
2026-08-185

Adoption

GitHub stars
5,1012
npm downloads a week
21,8707
Dependent repositories
1,9198
Dependent packages
3928

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-21: links, Categories
    loopback.io
  2. 2026-10-21: links, Written in, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/loopbackio/loopback-next
  3. 2026-10-21: links, Install with, First release
    raw.githubusercontent.com/loopbackio/loopback-next/master/README.md
  4. 2026-10-21: Built on
    loopback.io/doc/en/lb4/
  5. 2026-10-21: Runtime, Minimum runtime, Current major version, Last release
    registry.npmjs.org/@loopback/core
  6. 2026-10-21: License, Maintainer
    raw.githubusercontent.com/loopbackio/loopback-next/master/LICENSE
  7. 2026-10-21: npm downloads a week
    api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/@loopback/core
  8. 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
    packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/%40loopback%2Fcore

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