Package

ky-universal

Use Ky in both Node.js and browsers

v1.0.0MITESM onlyTypes: BundledHTTP clients Static site generators and meta-frameworks

$ npm install ky-universal

npm GitHub Homepage

Deprecated on npm

The package is deprecated. Just use Ky directly.

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 174.3k; -2% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: -; v1.0.0
GitHub stars: 670; 20 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 2

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.

174,321 downloads last week, 842,796 in the last month. The 12-month change of -2% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 1.0.0
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 28 Mar 2026180 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: Yes
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 2
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=16
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 6.4 kB
Dependencies (1): node-fetch
Peer dependencies (2): kyweb-streams-polyfill

Install

npm install ky-universal

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/ky-universal@1.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/ky-universal@1.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/ky-universal@1.0.0

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mande 800 bytes modern wrapper around fetch with smart defaults	7.6k	-	2 months ago	ESM only	-
zod-request Validated and Type-safe HTTP requests using Zod	5k	-	3 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
return-fetch A very light and simple library to extend fetch by implementing request, response interceptors.	13.7k	-	2 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
got-ssrf Protect Got requests from SSRF	10.3k	-	2 years ago	ESM only	-
cross-fetch Universal WHATWG Fetch API for Node, Browsers and React Native	27.3m	-	1 year ago	CommonJS	-
@anvilco/node-fetch A light-weight module that brings Fetch API to node.js	25.3k	-	2 years ago	ESM only	-
@smeijer/ky Tiny and elegant HTTP client based on the Fetch API	20.8k	-	1 year ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
get-it Generic HTTP request library for node, browsers and workers	2.1m	-	today	ESM only	-

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): deprecated.