Package

path-type

Check if a path is a file, directory, or symlink

v6.0.0, 26 Jul 2024MITESM onlyTypes: BundledFiles and file systems

$ npm install path-type

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 79.6m; +21% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 2 years ago; v6.0.0
GitHub stars: 81; 15 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: 7
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.

79,618,216 downloads last week, 372,035,287 in the last month. The 12-month change of +21% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 07 in total
Latest version: 6.0.0, 26 Jul 20242 years ago
First published: 4 Sept 2015
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: 2
Dependents on npm: 1,760

Major versions

v6 first release 6.0.0, 26 Jul 2024
v5 first release 5.0.0, 27 Jan 2021
v4 first release 4.0.0, 12 Mar 2019
v3 first release 3.0.0, 8 Jul 2017
v2 first release 2.0.0, 28 Sept 2016
v1 first release 1.0.0, 4 Sept 2015

Recent releases

Version	Published
6.0.0	26 Jul 2024
5.0.0	27 Jan 2021
4.0.0	12 Mar 2019
3.0.0	8 Jul 2017
2.0.0	28 Sept 2016
1.1.0	14 Nov 2015
1.0.0	4 Sept 2015

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=18
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 5.2 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install path-type

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/path-type@6.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/path-type@6.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/path-type@6.0.0

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

Indexability: Indexed.