Package

express-basic-auth

Plug & play basic auth middleware for express

v1.2.1, 11 Dec 2021MITCommonJSTypes: BundledAuthentication and authorisation HTTP servers and web frameworks

$ npm install express-basic-auth

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 695.1k; +72% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 4 years ago; v1.2.1
GitHub stars: 334; 57 forks
Open issues / PRs: 11 / 6
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.

695,089 downloads last week, 3,678,400 in the last month. The 12-month change of +72% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 024 in total
Latest version: 1.2.1, 11 Dec 20214 years ago
First published: 11 Oct 2016
Last push to GitHub: 23 Jan 20231,340 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 11
Open pull requests: 6
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 489

Major versions

v1 first release 1.0.0, 16 Feb 2017
v0 first release 0.1.0, 11 Oct 2016

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.2.1	11 Dec 2021
1.2.0	22 Apr 2019
1.1.7	22 Apr 2019
1.1.6	26 Oct 2018
1.1.5	23 Apr 2018
1.1.4	9 Feb 2018
1.1.3	23 Oct 2017
1.1.2	15 Aug 2017
1.1.1	29 May 2017
1.1.0	29 May 2017
1.0.2	27 Apr 2017
1.0.1	18 Mar 2017
1.0.0	16 Feb 2017
0.3.3	16 Feb 2017

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 31 kB
Dependencies (1): basic-auth

Install

npm install express-basic-auth

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/express-basic-auth@1.2.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/express-basic-auth@1.2.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/express-basic-auth@1.2.1

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
@propelauth/express <p align="center"> <a href="https://www.propelauth.com?ref=github" target="_blank" align="center"> <img src="https://www.propelauth.com/imgs/lockup.svg" width="200"> </a> </p>	9.6k	-	5 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@clerk/express Clerk server SDK for usage with Express	252.3k	-	today	ESM + CommonJS	-
passport Simple, unobtrusive authentication for Node.js.	5.8m	-	2 years ago	CommonJS	-
http-auth-connect Connect framework integration with http-auth module.	335.7k	-	4 years ago	CommonJS	-
passport-unique-token Unique Token authentication strategy for Passport.	40.9k	-	5 years ago	CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.