Is needle safe to use?

needle has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.5.0). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of needle?

The latest version of needle is 3.5.0, released 2026-03-12.

Does needle have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of needle.

Is needle deprecated?

No, needle is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.5.0 (2026-03-12).

What are alternatives to needle?

Popular alternatives to needle in npm include: semver, debug, minimatch, ansi-styles, brace-expansion.

needle

npmv3.5.0

The leanest and most handsome HTTP client in the Nodelands.

License MITpermissive115 versions1 maintainers2 deps

tomas/needle

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 62/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

18.8 KBminified

7.3 KB gzipped

2 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/needle (DefinitelyTyped)

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

sax iconv-lite

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