Package

mysql2

fast mysql driver. Implements core protocol, prepared statements, ssl and compression in native JS

v3.24.4, 8 Sept 2026MITCommonJSTypes: BundledDatabase clients and drivers

$ npm install mysql2

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 10.5m; +228% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 7; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 17 days ago; v3.24.4
GitHub stars: 4.4k; 680 forks
Open issues / PRs: 408 / 39
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 519

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.

10,494,335 downloads last week, 51,024,937 in the last month. The 12-month change of +228% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 37216 in total
Latest version: 3.24.4, 8 Sept 202617 days ago
First published: 17 Apr 2013
Last push to GitHub: 24 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 408
Open pull requests: 39
Commits, last 52 weeks: 519
Dependents on npm: 7,489

Major versions

v3 first release 3.0.0, 12 Jan 2023
v2 first release 2.0.0, 27 Oct 2019
v1 first release 1.0.0, 16 Sept 2016
v0 first release 0.0.1, 17 Apr 2013

Recent releases

Version	Published
3.24.4	8 Sept 2026
3.24.3	2 Sept 2026
3.24.2	24 Aug 2026
3.24.1	24 Aug 2026
3.24.0	23 Aug 2026
3.23.4	20 Aug 2026
3.23.3	10 Aug 2026
3.23.2	27 Jul 2026
3.23.1	19 Jul 2026
3.23.0	14 Jul 2026
3.22.6	7 Jul 2026
3.22.5	6 Jun 2026
3.22.4	26 May 2026
3.22.3	27 Apr 2026

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >= 8.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 615 kB
Dependencies (7): longlru.miniconv-litesql-escaperaws-ssl-profilesgenerate-functionnamed-placeholders
Peer dependencies (1): @types/node

Install

npm install mysql2

CDN

jsDelivr: 498.3k requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mysql2@3.24.4/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/mysql2@3.24.4/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/mysql2@3.24.4

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

Indexability: Indexed.