# @libp2p/peer-store

> Stores information about peers libp2p knows on the network

Latest version **12.0.28** (published 2026-08-31) · Apache-2.0 OR MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @libp2p/peer-store
pnpm add @libp2p/peer-store
yarn add @libp2p/peer-store
bun add @libp2p/peer-store
```

## Health

**Score 75/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 12.0.28 |
| Published | 2026-08-31 |
| First published | 2022-02-09 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM |
| Dependencies | 14 |
| Unpacked size | 1.3 MB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 2579 |
| Maintainers | daviddias, alanshaw, achingbrain, vascosantos, npm-service-account-libp2p, jacobheun |
| Keywords | IPFS |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@libp2p/peer-store
- Repository: https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p
- Homepage: https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/tree/main/packages/peer-store#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@libp2p/peer-store

## Dependencies (14)

- [it-all](https://npm.io/package/it-all.md) ^3.0.9
- [mortice](https://npm.io/package/mortice.md) ^3.3.1
- [main-event](https://npm.io/package/main-event.md) ^1.0.1
- [uint8arrays](https://npm.io/package/uint8arrays.md) ^6.1.1
- [multiformats](https://npm.io/package/multiformats.md) ^14.0.0
- [@libp2p/crypto](https://npm.io/package/@libp2p/crypto.md) ^5.1.23
- [uint8arraylist](https://npm.io/package/uint8arraylist.md) ^3.0.2
- [@libp2p/peer-id](https://npm.io/package/@libp2p/peer-id.md) ^6.0.15
- [protons-runtime](https://npm.io/package/protons-runtime.md) ^7.0.0
- [@libp2p/interface](https://npm.io/package/@libp2p/interface.md) ^3.3.0
- [@libp2p/peer-record](https://npm.io/package/@libp2p/peer-record.md) ^9.0.16
- [interface-datastore](https://npm.io/package/interface-datastore.md) ^10.0.1
- [@multiformats/multiaddr](https://npm.io/package/@multiformats/multiaddr.md) ^13.0.3
- [@libp2p/peer-collections](https://npm.io/package/@libp2p/peer-collections.md) ^7.0.28

## Recent versions

- 12.0.28 (latest) — 2026-08-31
- 12.0.28-5cb617ae2 (next) — 2026-09-02
- 12.0.28-185d901cd — 2026-09-02
- 12.0.27-cef4d32cf — 2026-08-31
- 12.0.27-ac7305ccf — 2026-08-31
- 12.0.27-87dca02b0 — 2026-08-27
- 12.0.27-4a6c5d11a — 2026-08-27
- 12.0.27 — 2026-08-23
- 12.0.26-947d304ed — 2026-08-22
- 12.0.26-0967e75f5 — 2026-08-22
- 12.0.26-4dae661b4 — 2026-08-22
- 12.0.26-8786aa8d0 — 2026-08-20
- 12.0.26-55d7a539a — 2026-08-20
- 12.0.26-d5534174d — 2026-08-13
- 12.0.26-47cf9cdc1 — 2026-08-10
- … 932 more at https://npm.io/package/@libp2p/peer-store/versions

## README

# @libp2p/peer-store

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> Stores information about peers libp2p knows on the network

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The peer store is where libp2p stores data about the peers it has encountered on the network.

# Install

```console
$ npm i @libp2p/peer-store
```

## Browser `<script>` tag

Loading this module through a script tag will make its exports available as `Libp2pPeerStore` in the global namespace.

```html
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@libp2p/peer-store/dist/index.min.js"></script>
```

# API Docs

- <https://libp2p.github.io/js-libp2p/modules/_libp2p_peer-store.html>

# License

Licensed under either of

- Apache 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/blob/main/packages/peer-store/LICENSE-APACHE) / <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>)
- MIT ([LICENSE-MIT](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/blob/main/packages/peer-store/LICENSE-MIT) / <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>)

# Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

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