Package

express-graphql

Production ready GraphQL HTTP middleware.

v0.12.0, 19 Nov 2020MITCommonJSTypes: BundledGraphQL HTTP servers and web frameworks

$ npm install express-graphql

Deprecated on npm

This package is no longer maintained. We recommend using `graphql-http` instead. Please consult the migration document https://github.com/graphql/graphql-http#migrating-express-grpahql.

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 314.8k; -6% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 5 years ago; v0.12.0
GitHub stars: -
Open issues / PRs: - / -
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -

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.

314,838 downloads last week, 1,204,457 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: 041 in total
Latest version: 0.12.0, 19 Nov 20205 years ago
First published: 10 Aug 2015
Last push to GitHub: -
Repository archived: -
Open issues: -
Open pull requests: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: -
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v0 first release 0.1.0, 10 Aug 2015

Recent releases

Version	Published
0.12.0	19 Nov 2020
0.11.0	6 Jul 2020
0.10.2	5 Jul 2020
0.10.1	5 Jul 2020
0.10.0	5 Jul 2020
0.9.0	15 Jul 2019
0.8.0	14 Apr 2019
0.7.1	29 Oct 2018
0.7.0	29 Oct 2018
0.6.12	19 Feb 2018
0.6.11	29 Aug 2017
0.6.7	28 Jul 2017
0.6.6	26 May 2017
0.6.5	15 May 2017

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >= 10.x
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 990 kB
Dependencies (4): acceptsraw-bodyhttp-errorscontent-type
Peer dependencies (1): graphql

Install

npm install express-graphql

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/express-graphql@0.12.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/express-graphql@0.12.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/express-graphql@0.12.0

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graphql-helix A highly evolved GraphQL HTTP Server 🧬	21.1k	-	4 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@apollographql/graphql-upload-8-fork Fork of graphql-upload@8 that works with graphql@15 for compatibility with apollo-server@2	118k	-	3 years ago	CommonJS	-
graphql-upload-minimal Minimalistic and developer friendly middleware and an Upload scalar to add support for GraphQL multipart requests (file uploads via queries and mutations) to various Node.js GraphQL servers.	38.5k	-	9 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
graphql-upload-ts TypeScript-first middleware and Upload scalar for GraphQL multipart requests (file uploads) with support for Apollo Server, Express, Koa, and more.	55.3k	-	5 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

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

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