# IBM Watson Node.js SDK

:comet: Node.js library to access IBM Watson services.

Repository: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/node-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ibm-watson-nodejs-sdk
Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ibm-watson
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ibm-watson-services, language-translation, javascript, conversation-service, watson, natural-language, typescript, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-22T19:59:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4284, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 223, "gap_med": 52.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1473, forks 648 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.595422+00:00)

## What it is
The official Node.js/TypeScript client library (npm package ibm-watson) for accessing IBM Watson services such as Assistant, Speech to Text, Language Translator, and Natural Language Understanding. It handles IAM and credential-based authentication and works both server-side and in browsers with bundlers.

## Use cases
- integrate IBM Watson Assistant chatbots into a Node.js app
- transcribe audio to text with Watson Speech to Text
- translate text between languages using Watson Language Translator
- analyze text sentiment and entities with Watson NLU
- authenticate to IBM Cloud Watson services with IAM API keys
- call Watson APIs from a browser client with auth tokens

## When to choose
- you are building a Node.js or TypeScript application that uses IBM Watson services
- you want an officially maintained SDK with typed clients and auth handling
- you need both server-side and browser-based access to Watson APIs

## When to avoid
- you are not using IBM Cloud or Watson services
- you need a provider-agnostic LLM or NLP abstraction rather than Watson-specific APIs
- you use a runtime other than Node.js or the browser

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, speech-recognition, nlp, auth, http-client
- domain: artificial-intelligence, speech-processing, developer-tools, apis
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: ibm-watson, nodejs-sdk, api-client, typescript, iam-authentication, language-translation, assistant, text-to-speech, natural-language-processing, nodejs

## Member repositories
- watson-developer-cloud/node-sdk (main) score 84
- watson-developer-cloud/speech-to-text-nodejs (examples) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.595422+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:35.328254+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/node-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.595422+00:00, sha 353df260e81b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.