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napi
v3.9.0 StableN-API bindings
MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.88
#ffi#node#nodejs#n-api#napi
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 12d ago)
- ✓Stable API (3.x for 8+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (4.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
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Downloads
34.7M
Dependents
4.7K
Releases
240
Size
130KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
3.9M downloads in the last 30 days (129.0K/day), up 35% from the previous period.
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Widely adopted
4.7K crates depend on napi. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
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Stable for 8+ years
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 240 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include swc, oxc_sourcemap, swc_compiler_base, magic_string, semantic-release-cargo. When high-quality crates choose napi, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 18/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 19/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 14/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 8/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 12/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
97K/day avg+90%
Top Dependents
Version Adoption
v3.8.3
45%
v3.8.4
23%
v3.8.2
17%
v3.9.0
9%
v3.8.6
6%
Release Timeline
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Feature Flags
default =["napi4", "dyn-symbols"]
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Maintainers
Dependencies
18
direct dependencies
Dependents
4.7K
crates depend on napi