Express.js

Express.js
Original author(s)TJ Holowaychuk
Developer(s)OpenJS Foundation and others
Initial release16 November 2010 (2010-11-16)
Stable release
5.1.0 / March 31, 2025; 2 months ago[1] Edit this on Wikidata
Repository
Written inJavaScript
PlatformNode.js
TypeWeb framework
LicenseMIT License
Websiteexpressjs.com Edit this on Wikidata

Express.js, or simply Express, is a back end web application framework for building RESTful APIs with Node.js, released as free and open-source software under the MIT License. It is designed for building web applications and APIs.[2] It has been called the de facto standard server framework for Node.js.[3]

The original author, TJ Holowaychuk, described it as a Sinatra-inspired server,[4] meaning that it is relatively minimal with many features available as plugins. Express is the back-end component of popular development stacks like the MEAN, MERN or MEVN stack, together with the MongoDB database software and a JavaScript front-end framework or library.[5]

  1. ^ "Release 5.1.0". 31 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Express.js home page".
  3. ^ Case study: How & why to build a consumer app with Node.js. VentureBeat.com.
  4. ^ Holowaychuck, TJ. "Express 1.0beta". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Mean.io: The Friendly & Fun Javascript Fullstack for your next web application". Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

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