Package

qs-esm

A modernized, esm-only fork of qs without unnecessary polyfills

v8.0.2, 10 Sept 2026BSD-3-ClauseESM onlyTypes: BundledURLs and query strings

$ npm install qs-esm

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 676.8k; +335% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 14 days ago; v8.0.2
GitHub stars: 22; 1 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 31

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.

676,835 downloads last week, 3,334,722 in the last month. The 12-month change of +335% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 47 in total
Latest version: 8.0.2, 10 Sept 202614 days ago
First published: 27 Jun 2024
Last push to GitHub: 10 Sept 202614 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 31
Dependents on npm: 99

Major versions

v8 first release 8.0.0, 31 Mar 2026
v7 first release 7.0.0, 27 Jun 2024

Recent releases

Version	Published
8.0.2	10 Sept 2026
8.0.1	31 Mar 2026
8.0.0	31 Mar 2026
7.0.3	4 Jan 2026
7.0.2	8 Jul 2024
7.0.1	27 Jun 2024
7.0.0	27 Jun 2024

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=18
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 51 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install qs-esm

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/qs-esm@8.0.2/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/qs-esm@8.0.2/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/qs-esm@8.0.2

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
qs A querystring parser that supports nesting and arrays, with a depth limit	141.5m	-	26 days ago	CommonJS	-
@poppinss/qs A querystring parser that supports nesting and arrays, with a depth limit	60.1k	-	9 months ago	CommonJS	-
neoqs A querystring parser that supports nesting and arrays, with a depth limit	14.2k	-	2 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
picoquery A small library for parsing and serialisation query strings	1.5m	-	1 year ago	-	-
url-parse Small footprint URL parser that works seamlessly across Node.js and browser environments	30.6m	-	4 years ago	CommonJS	-
querystringify Querystringify - Small, simple but powerful query string parser.	30.6m	-	6 years ago	CommonJS	-
with-query Format url with query (string or object), simple and fast, with the power of qs	10.4k	-	6 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.