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form-data

Version 4.0.5 • License MIT

One-Line Verdict

"Stable for production use."

npm install form-data
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85% Healy Score

Maintenance

Healthy

Actively Maintained

Security

1 CVE History

Historical vulnerabilities found.

Performance

79.3 KB

Light footprint.

Community

125,925,862

Highly Trusted

How much does form-data slow down your app?

79.3 KB

Package Payload

5 Direct

Clean dependency structure.

Cold-Start Impact

+1 ms

Estimated execution overhead on standard hardware.

Security Intelligence

Current Threat Level

Risk Detected

Our audit detected 1 active or historical security flags. Critical CVEs have been mapped to this library.

Accuracy Protocol

Scanned against OSV.dev (Google Open Source) databases. Last Deep-Scan: 2026.

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What is form-data?

"A library to create readable "multipart/form-data" streams. Can be used to submit forms and file uploads to other web applications."

form-data is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 79.3 KB on disk.

Installation Guide

# Install via NPM

npm install form-data

# Install via Yarn

yarn add form-data

Knowledge Base

Where can I find security audits for form-data?

You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for form-data on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 85/100.

How to use Node Package Manager to install form-data?

Run npm install form-data. This installs version 4.0.5 and adds 5 direct dependencies to your project.

Is form-data popular among Node developers?

Yes, form-data records 125,925,862 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.