Package

await-spawn

> `child_process.spawn()` wrapped in a `Promise` for doing async/await.

v4.0.2, 16 Apr 2021MITCommonJSTypes: NonePromises and async control flow

$ npm install await-spawn

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 6.9k; -6% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 5 years ago; v4.0.2
GitHub stars: 40; 9 forks
Open issues / PRs: 3 / 0
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.

6,917 downloads last week, 40,522 in the last month. The 12-month change of -6% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 4.0.2, 16 Apr 20215 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 16 Apr 20211,987 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 3
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 68

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=10
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 5.5 kB
Dependencies (1): bl

Install

npm install await-spawn

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/await-spawn@4.0.2/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/await-spawn@4.0.2/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/await-spawn@4.0.2

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 6917 < 10000.