tinyhttp/tinyhttp

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2899 stars · 155 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

tinyhttp is a modern, Express-like web framework for Node.js written in TypeScript and compiled to native ESM. It offers a minimal dependency footprint, Express middleware compatibility, async error handling, and built-in types.

Use cases

• build a lightweight REST API in Node.js
• replace Express with a smaller, modern framework
• create an ESM-only TypeScript web server
• serve JSON endpoints with minimal dependencies
• build a small backend service with Express-compatible middleware
• scaffold a new Node.js web app quickly with the tinyhttp CLI

When to choose

• you want an Express-like API with far fewer dependencies
• your project targets modern Node.js (16+) or Bun and uses native ESM
• you want first-class TypeScript types without extra setup
• you prefer a modular framework where body parsing and static serving are opt-in middlewares

When to avoid

• you rely on legacy Node.js versions or CommonJS require
• you need Express's full ecosystem, settings system, or built-in static/body-parsing behavior
• you depend on middleware that mutates Express-specific internals

Facets

framework · maturity active

web-framework http-server routing middleware web-development backend apis bun cross-platform express-replacement esm-only typescript minimal-dependencies http nodejs

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