Backend Frameworks documentation

Server-side frameworks and routers for building APIs and services. Look up middleware, routing, and request-handling APIs — accurate to the version you're running.

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Express

v4.21.0

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.

140 pages

NestJS

v10.4.0

A progressive Node.js framework for scalable server-side apps.

300 pages

Hono

v4.6.0

Ultrafast web framework for the edge.

190 pages

Fastify

v5.1.0

Fast and low overhead web framework for Node.js.

170 pages

Elysia

v1.2.0

Ergonomic framework for humans, built for Bun.

120 pages

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