Package

qs

A querystring parser that supports nesting and arrays, with a depth limit

v6.16.0, 29 Aug 2026BSD-3-ClauseCommonJSTypes: NoneURLs and query strings

$ npm install qs

npm GitHub Homepage

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 141.5m; +65% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 2; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 26 days ago; v6.16.0
GitHub stars: 8.9k; 939 forks
Open issues / PRs: 51 / 25
Contributors: 83
Commits, last 52 weeks: 206

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.

141,460,532 downloads last week, 663,438,698 in the last month. The 12-month change of +65% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 35150 in total
Latest version: 6.16.0, 29 Aug 202626 days ago
First published: 4 Feb 2011
Last push to GitHub: 12 Sept 202612 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 51
Open pull requests: 25
Commits, last 52 weeks: 206
Dependents on npm: 18,513

Major versions

v6 first release 6.0.0, 3 Nov 2015
v5 first release 5.0.0, 27 Aug 2015
v4 first release 4.0.0, 2 Jul 2015
v3 first release 3.0.0, 22 May 2015
v2 first release 2.0.0, 25 Aug 2014
v1 first release 1.0.0, 4 Aug 2014
v0 first release 0.0.1, 4 Feb 2011

Recent releases

Version	Published
6.16.0	29 Aug 2026
6.15.3	24 Jun 2026
6.15.2	16 May 2026
6.15.1	8 Apr 2026
6.15.0	15 Feb 2026
6.13.3	13 Feb 2026
6.12.5	13 Feb 2026
6.11.4	13 Feb 2026
6.10.7	13 Feb 2026
6.9.9	13 Feb 2026
6.8.5	13 Feb 2026
6.7.5	13 Feb 2026
6.6.3	13 Feb 2026
6.5.5	13 Feb 2026

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=0.6
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 366 kB
Dependencies (2): side-channeles-define-property

Install

npm install qs

CDN

jsDelivr: 7.5m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/qs@6.16.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/qs@6.16.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/qs@6.16.0

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
query-string Parse and stringify URL query strings	19.9m	-	23 days ago	ESM only	-
fast-querystring A fast alternative to legacy querystring module	12.5m	-	3 years ago	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	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.