Package

xml2js

Simple XML to JavaScript object converter.

v0.6.2, 26 Jul 2023MITCommonJSTypes: NoneParsers and serialisers

$ npm install xml2js

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 31.6m; +44% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 2; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 3 years ago; v0.6.2
GitHub stars: 5k; 602 forks
Open issues / PRs: 206 / 43
Contributors: 77
Commits, last 52 weeks: 3

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.

31,608,595 downloads last week, 144,825,725 in the last month. The 12-month change of +44% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 051 in total
Latest version: 0.6.2, 26 Jul 20233 years ago
First published: 20 Apr 2011
Last push to GitHub: 30 Apr 2026147 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 206
Open pull requests: 43
Commits, last 52 weeks: 3
Dependents on npm: 10,908

Major versions

v0 first release 0.1.1, 20 Apr 2011

Recent releases

Version	Published
0.6.2	26 Jul 2023
0.6.1	25 Jul 2023
0.6.0	25 May 2023
0.5.0	9 Apr 2023
0.4.23	19 Dec 2019
0.4.22	3 Sept 2019
0.4.21	2 Sept 2019
0.4.20	1 Sept 2019
0.4.19	22 Aug 2017
0.4.18	14 Aug 2017
0.4.17	5 Jul 2016
0.4.16	15 Jan 2016
0.4.15	30 Oct 2015
0.4.13	14 Oct 2015

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=4.0.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 3.3 MB
Dependencies (2): saxxmlbuilder

Install

npm install xml2js

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/xml2js@0.6.2/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/xml2js@0.6.2/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/xml2js@0.6.2

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
xmlbuilder2 An XML builder for node.js	15.8m	-	9 months ago	CommonJS	-
js2xmlparser Parses JavaScript objects into XML	3m	-	4 years ago	CommonJS	-
string-byte-length Get the UTF-8 byte length of a string	768.7k	-	1 year ago	ESM only	-
truncate-json Truncate a JSON string	745.1k	-	1 year ago	ESM only	-
saxen A tiny, super fast, namespace aware sax-style XML parser written in plain JavaScript	1.1m	-	3 days ago	ESM only	-
snapdragon-node Class for creating AST nodes.	9.2m	-	7 years ago	CommonJS	-
snapdragon-util Utilities for the snapdragon parser/compiler.	9.2m	-	8 years ago	CommonJS	-
nearley Simple, fast, powerful parser toolkit for JavaScript.	5.9m	-	5 years ago	CommonJS	-

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

Indexability: Indexed.