Package

bookshelf

A lightweight ORM for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite3

v1.2.0, 7 Jun 2020MITCommonJSTypes: NoneORMs and query builders

$ npm install bookshelf

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 44.1k; -48% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 6 years ago; v1.2.0
GitHub stars: 6.3k; 576 forks
Open issues / PRs: 224 / 14
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.

44,120 downloads last week, 239,680 in the last month. The 12-month change of -48% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 1.2.0, 7 Jun 20206 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 10 Aug 2024775 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 224
Open pull requests: 14
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 347

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=6
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 290 kB
Dependencies (4): lodashbluebirdinflectioncreate-error
Peer dependencies (1): knex

Install

npm install bookshelf

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bookshelf@1.2.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/bookshelf@1.2.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/bookshelf@1.2.0

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@mikro-orm/migrations TypeScript ORM for Node.js based on Data Mapper, Unit of Work and Identity Map patterns. Supports MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite databases as well as usage with vanilla JavaScript.	391.3k	-	5 days ago	ESM only	-

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

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