Package

gatsby-source-filesystem

Gatsby source plugin for building websites from local data. Markdown, JSON, images, YAML, CSV, and dozens of other data types supported.

v5.16.0MIT-Types: BundledGraphQL React

$ npm install gatsby-source-filesystem

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 235.8k; -24% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 9; Direct, from package.json
Last release: -; v5.16.0
GitHub stars: 55.9k; 10.1k forks
Open issues / PRs: 217 / 232
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 122

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.

235,809 downloads last week, 817,747 in the last month. The 12-month change of -24% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 5.16.0
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 24 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 217
Open pull requests: 232
Commits, last 52 weeks: 122
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: -Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=18.0.0 <26
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 116 kB
Dependencies (9): mimexstatechokidarfs-extrafile-typevalid-urlpretty-bytes@babel/runtimegatsby-core-utils
Peer dependencies (1): gatsby

Install

npm install gatsby-source-filesystem

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gatsby-source-filesystem@5.16.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/gatsby-source-filesystem@5.16.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/gatsby-source-filesystem@5.16.0

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

Indexability: Indexed.