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is-root

Check if the process is running as root user, for example, one started with `sudo`

v3.0.0, 7 Apr 2021MITESM onlyTypes: None
$ npm install is-root
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
5.7m
-8% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
0
Direct, from package.json
Last release
5 years ago
v3.0.0
GitHub stars
78
7 forks
Open issues / PRs
0 / 0
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
1

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
02m4m6m8mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 6.1m (21 Oct 2025)Low 2.5m (1 Sept 2026)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

5,725,265 downloads last week, 18,952,512 in the last month. The 12-month change of -8% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
05 in total
Latest version
3.0.0, 7 Apr 20215 years ago
First published
6 Feb 2014
Last push to GitHub
18 Sept 20266 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
0
Open pull requests
0
Commits, last 52 weeks
1
Dependents on npm
585

Major versions

  1. v3 first release 3.0.0, 7 Apr 2021
  2. v2 first release 2.0.0, 22 Mar 2018
  3. v1 first release 1.0.0, 13 Aug 2014
  4. v0 first release 0.1.0, 6 Feb 2014

Recent releases

VersionPublished
3.0.07 Apr 2021
2.1.019 Apr 2019
2.0.022 Mar 2018
1.0.013 Aug 2014
0.1.06 Feb 2014

Compatibility

Module format
ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
>=12
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
2.5 kB
Dependencies (0)
None

Install

npm install is-root

CDN

  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/is-root@3.0.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/is-root@3.0.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/is-root@3.0.0
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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