# node-addon-api > Node.js API (Node-API) Latest version **8.9.2** (published 2026-08-12) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install node-addon-api pnpm add node-addon-api yarn add node-addon-api bun add node-addon-api ``` ## Health **Score 60/100 (C)** — status: active. Positive: no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score. Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 8.9.2 | | Published | 2026-08-12 | | First published | 2017-05-04 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | MIT | | TypeScript types | none | | Module format | CommonJS | | Node | ^18 \|\| ^20 \|\| >= 21 | | Dependencies | 0 | | Unpacked size | 410.5 KB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 | | Install scripts | no | | Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) | | GitHub stars | 2409 | | Maintainers | nicknaso, legendecas, gabrielschulhof, mhdawson1, jasongin, nodejs-foundation, kevineady | | Keywords | n-api, napi, addon, native, bindings, c, c++, nan, node-addon-api | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-addon-api - Repository: https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api - Issues: https://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api/issues - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/node-addon-api ## Alternatives - [@gemini-wallet/core](https://npm.io/package/@gemini-wallet/core.md) — 515.6K weekly downloads - [utility](https://npm.io/package/utility.md) — 416.6K weekly downloads - [@primno/dpapi](https://npm.io/package/@primno/dpapi.md) — 7.2K weekly downloads - [pi-readseek](https://npm.io/package/pi-readseek.md) — 3.7K weekly downloads - [@emilia-protocol/verify](https://npm.io/package/@emilia-protocol/verify.md) — 1.1K weekly downloads ## Recent versions - 8.9.2 (latest) — 2026-08-12 - 8.9.1 — 2026-07-31 - 8.9.0 — 2026-06-26 - 8.8.0 — 2026-05-22 - 8.7.0 — 2026-03-26 - 8.6.0 — 2026-02-27 - 8.5.0 — 2025-07-14 - 8.4.0 — 2025-06-13 - 8.3.1 — 2025-02-21 - 8.3.0 — 2024-11-29 - 8.2.2 — 2024-11-08 - 8.2.1 — 2024-10-11 - 8.2.0 — 2024-09-30 - 7.1.1 — 2024-07-12 - 8.1.0 — 2024-07-08 - … 44 more at https://npm.io/package/node-addon-api/versions ## README # **node-addon-api module** [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/nodejs/node-addon-api/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/nodejs/node-addon-api/tree/main) [![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/node-addon-api.png?downloads=true&downloadRank=true)](https://nodei.co/npm/node-addon-api/) [![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm-dl/node-addon-api.png?months=6&height=1)](https://nodei.co/npm/node-addon-api/) This module contains **header-only C++ wrapper classes** which simplify the use of the C based [Node-API](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/docs/api/n-api.html) provided by Node.js when using C++. It provides a C++ object model and exception handling semantics with low overhead. - [API References](doc/README.md) - [Badges](#badges) - [Contributing](#contributing) - [License](#license) ## API References API references are available in the [doc](doc/README.md) directory. ## Current version: 8.9.2 (See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for complete Changelog) node-addon-api is based on [Node-API](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html) and supports using different Node-API versions. This allows addons built with it to run with Node.js versions which support the targeted Node-API version. **However** the node-addon-api support model is to support only the active LTS Node.js versions. This means that every year there will be a new major which drops support for the Node.js LTS version which has gone out of service. The oldest Node.js version supported by the current version of node-addon-api is Node.js 18.x. ## Badges The use of badges is recommended to indicate the minimum version of Node-API required for the module. This helps to determine which Node.js major versions are supported. Addon maintainers can consult the [Node-API support matrix][] to determine which Node.js versions provide a given Node-API version. The following badges are available: ![Node-API v1 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v1%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v2 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v2%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v3 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v3%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v4 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v4%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v5 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v5%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v6 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v6%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v7 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v7%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v8 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v8%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API v9 Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20v9%20Badge.svg) ![Node-API Experimental Version Badge](https://github.com/nodejs/abi-stable-node/blob/doc/assets/Node-API%20Experimental%20Version%20Badge.svg) ## Contributing We love contributions from the community to **node-addon-api**! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details on our philosophy around extending this module. ## Team members ### Active | Name | GitHub Link | | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Anna Henningsen | [addaleax](https://github.com/addaleax) | | Chengzhong Wu | [legendecas](https://github.com/legendecas) | | Jack Xia | [JckXia](https://github.com/JckXia) | | Kevin Eady | [KevinEady](https://github.com/KevinEady) | | Michael Dawson | [mhdawson](https://github.com/mhdawson) | | Nicola Del Gobbo | [NickNaso](https://github.com/NickNaso) | | Vladimir Morozov | [vmoroz](https://github.com/vmoroz) |
Emeritus ### Emeritus | Name | GitHub Link | | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Arunesh Chandra | [aruneshchandra](https://github.com/aruneshchandra) | | Benjamin Byholm | [kkoopa](https://github.com/kkoopa) | | Gabriel Schulhof | [gabrielschulhof](https://github.com/gabrielschulhof) | | Hitesh Kanwathirtha | [digitalinfinity](https://github.com/digitalinfinity) | | Jason Ginchereau | [jasongin](https://github.com/jasongin) | | Jim Schlight | [jschlight](https://github.com/jschlight) | | Sampson Gao | [sampsongao](https://github.com/sampsongao) | | Taylor Woll | [boingoing](https://github.com/boingoing) |
## License Licensed under [MIT](./LICENSE.md) [Node-API support matrix]: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/docs/api/n-api.html#node-api-version-matrix --- _Source: https://npm.io/package/node-addon-api · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. Health data is recomputed on every publish._