Package

apollo-link

Flexible, lightweight transport layer for GraphQL

v1.2.14, 9 Apr 2020MITESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledGraphQL

$ npm install apollo-link

npm GitHub Homepage

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 907.8k; -10% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 6 years ago; v1.2.14
GitHub stars: 1.4k; 334 forks
Open issues / PRs: 162 / 83
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

907,788 downloads last week, 4,401,176 in the last month. The 12-month change of -10% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 040 in total
Latest version: 1.2.14, 9 Apr 20206 years ago
First published: 30 Jun 2017
Last push to GitHub: 14 Apr 20231,259 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: Yes
Open issues: 162
Open pull requests: 83
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v1 first release 1.0.0, 24 Oct 2017
v0 first release 0.0.0, 30 Jun 2017

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.2.14	9 Apr 2020
1.2.13	6 Sept 2019
1.2.12	14 Jun 2019
1.2.11	14 Mar 2019
1.2.10	14 Mar 2019
1.2.9	5 Mar 2019
1.2.8	1 Feb 2019
1.2.7	1 Feb 2019
1.2.6	15 Dec 2018
1.2.5	13 Dec 2018
1.2.4	21 Nov 2018
1.2.3	15 Sept 2018
1.2.2	12 Apr 2018
1.2.1	23 Feb 2018

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 98 kB
Dependencies (4): tslibts-invariantapollo-utilitieszen-observable-ts
Peer dependencies (1): graphql

Install

npm install apollo-link

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/apollo-link@1.2.14/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/apollo-link@1.2.14/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/apollo-link@1.2.14

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
apollo-upload-client A terminating Apollo Link for Apollo Client that fetches a GraphQL multipart request if the GraphQL variables contain files (by default FileList, File, or Blob instances), or else fetches a regular GraphQL POST or GET request (depending on the config and	702.5k	-	1 month ago	CommonJS	-
apollo-angular Use your GraphQL data in your Angular app, with the Apollo Client	177.9k	-	1 month ago	ESM only	-
@zendesk/laika Test, mock, intercept and modify Apollo Client's operations — in both browser and unit tests!	9.5k	-	21 days ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.