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bullmq

Queue for messages and jobs based on Redis

v6.3.8, 18 Sept 2026MITESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledQueues and background jobsDatabase clients and drivers
$ npm install bullmq

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
5.9m
+313% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
5
Direct, from package.json
Last release
6 days ago
v6.3.8
GitHub stars
9.4k
692 forks
Open issues / PRs
272 / 120
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
891

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
02.5m5m7.5m10mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 8.5m (25 Aug 2026)Low 1.4m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

5,920,137 downloads last week, 30,578,761 in the last month. The 12-month change of +313% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
128781 in total
Latest version
6.3.8, 18 Sept 20266 days ago
First published
4 Apr 2015
Last push to GitHub
25 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
272
Open pull requests
120
Commits, last 52 weeks
891
Dependents on npm
1,271

Major versions

  1. v6 first release 6.0.0, 30 Jul 2026
  2. v5 first release 5.0.0, 21 Dec 2023
  3. v4 first release 4.0.0, 21 Jun 2023
  4. v3 first release 3.0.0, 25 Oct 2022
  5. v2 first release 2.0.0, 21 Sept 2022
  6. v1 first release 1.0.1, 27 Oct 2019
  7. v0 first release 0.0.1, 4 Apr 2015

Recent releases

VersionPublished
6.3.818 Sept 2026
6.3.718 Sept 2026
6.3.614 Sept 2026
6.3.514 Sept 2026
5.81.510 Sept 2026
6.3.41 Sept 2026
6.3.331 Aug 2026
6.3.229 Aug 2026
5.81.427 Aug 2026
6.3.127 Aug 2026
6.3.026 Aug 2026
6.2.225 Aug 2026
6.2.125 Aug 2026
6.2.021 Aug 2026
Module format
ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
>=14.17.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
2.8 MB
Dependencies (5)
tslibsemvermsgpackrcron-parsernode-abort-controller
Peer dependencies (4)
pgredisioredisbullmq-otel
npm install bullmq

CDN

jsDelivr: 67.4k requests in 30 days
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bullmq@6.3.8/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/bullmq@6.3.8/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/bullmq@6.3.8
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
@bull-board/nestjs290.2k-12 days agoCommonJS-
@bull-board/express907.9k-12 days agoCommonJSbullmq vs @bull-board/express
@bull-board/fastify157.1k-12 days agoCommonJS-
@bull-board/hono101.7k-12 days agoCommonJS-
graphile-worker396.4k-16 days agoESM onlybullmq vs graphile-worker

Related

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

Indexability: Indexed.