# oracle/node-oracledb

Oracle Database driver for Node.js maintained by Oracle Corporation. Connect your JavaScript and TypeScript applications instantly to Oracle Database.

Repository: https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-oracledb
Homepage: http://oracle.github.io/node-oracledb/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: nodejs, node, javascript, node-oracledb, database, typescript, oracle, api, development, driver, interface, module, oracle-database-driver
Last push: 2026-08-12T12:15:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 81, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4265, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 49, "gap_med": 49, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2365, forks 1075 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:41.525754+00:00)

## What it is
node-oracledb is Oracle's official Node.js driver for connecting JavaScript and TypeScript applications to Oracle Database. It runs in a pure JavaScript 'Thin' mode by default, with an optional 'Thick' mode using Oracle Client libraries for advanced features.

## Use cases
- connect a Node.js app to Oracle Database
- execute SQL and PL/SQL from JavaScript
- bulk load data into Oracle tables
- use Oracle AQ message queueing from Node.js
- build a REST API backed by Oracle Database
- query Oracle Database from a TypeScript service
- stream large query results in Node.js

## When to choose
- your application needs to talk to Oracle Database from Node.js or TypeScript
- you need advanced Oracle features like PL/SQL, batch execution, or database notifications
- you want an officially maintained, well-documented driver with a comprehensive test suite

## When to avoid
- you use a database other than Oracle
- your stack is not Node.js-based
- you need an ORM rather than a low-level driver

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: database-driver, database, serialization
- domain: databases, backend, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: oracle-database, sql, pl-sql, typescript, thin-mode, thick-mode, connection-pooling, nodejs

## Member repositories
- oracle/node-oracledb (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.525754+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 2026-08-30T02:36:00.314040+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.525754+00:00, sha 3cc13a2aa2c4)
  - homepage: http://oracle.github.io/node-oracledb/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:16:42.720792+00:00, sha ee2e5c1f8481)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.