Package

apollo-server

Production ready GraphQL Server

v3.13.0MITCommonJSTypes: BundledGraphQL

$ npm install apollo-server

Deprecated on npm

The `apollo-server` package is part of Apollo Server v2 and v3, which are now end-of-life (as of October 22nd 2023 and October 22nd 2024, respectively). This package's functionality is now found in the `@apollo/server` package. See https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/previous-versions/ for more details.

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 117.3k; -31% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: -; v3.13.0
GitHub stars: 14k; 2k forks
Open issues / PRs: 59 / 29
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 47

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.

117,323 downloads last week, 624,514 in the last month. The 12-month change of -31% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 3.13.0
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 25 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 59
Open pull requests: 29
Commits, last 52 weeks: 47
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 26 kB
Dependencies (4): express@types/expressapollo-server-coreapollo-server-express
Peer dependencies (1): graphql

Install

npm install apollo-server

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/apollo-server@3.13.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/apollo-server@3.13.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/apollo-server@3.13.0

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
vue-apollo Use Apollo and GraphQL with Vue.js	47.3k	-	2 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@graphql-yoga/node This package has been deprecated in favor of [https://npmjs.org/](https://npmjs.com/package/graphql-yoga)	23.3k	-	3 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@graphql-yoga/common This package has been deprecated in favor of [https://npmjs.org/](https://npmjs.com/package/graphql-yoga)	18.5k	-	3 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@vue/apollo-util Apollo GraphQL for Vue - Utilities	6.9k	-	1 year ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
apollo-angular-link-http An Apollo Link to allow sending a single http request per operation.	6.1k	-	6 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
apollo-angular-link-http-common Common logic for http links. For internal use only.	6k	-	6 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
graphql-upload Middleware and a scalar Upload to add support for GraphQL multipart requests (file uploads via queries and mutations) to various Node.js GraphQL servers.	405k	-	1 month ago	CommonJS	-
graphql-config The easiest way to configure your development environment with your GraphQL schema (supported by most tools, editors & IDEs)	5.8m	-	9 days ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): deprecated.