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express-ws

WebSocket endpoints for Express applications

v5.0.2, 7 Jun 2021BSD-2-ClauseCommonJSTypes: NoneWebSockets and realtime
$ npm install express-ws

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
237.8k
+31% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
1
Direct, from package.json
Last release
5 years ago
v5.0.2
GitHub stars
881
143 forks
Open issues / PRs
69 / 13
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0200k400k600kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 406.4k (4 Aug 2026)Low 90k (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.

237,784 downloads last week, 1,065,189 in the last month. The 12-month change of +31% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
-
Latest version
5.0.2, 7 Jun 20215 years ago
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
28 Jul 2024788 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
69
Open pull requests
13
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
547

Major versions

-

Recent releases

-

Module format
CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
>=4.5.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
17 kB
Dependencies (1)
ws
Peer dependencies (1)
express
npm install express-ws
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/express-ws@5.0.2/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/express-ws@5.0.2/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/express-ws@5.0.2
PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
isows6.3m-1 year agoESM + CommonJS-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.