graphql-request
Minimal GraphQL client for Node.js and browsers with zero dependencies.
HTTP clients and networking npm MIT
Used in agent projects
47
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http clients and networking
#18 of 29
by use in those projects
Downloads
10.2M
npm, last 7 days, graphql-request
GitHub stars
6,119
last push May 11, 2026
How graphql-request is used
graphql-request is a dependency in 47 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #18 of 29 in http clients and networking. The most used alternative there is Axios. Projects that use it most often also use viem (72.3%), TanStack Query (57.4%), GraphQL.js (55.3%).
Often used with graphql-request
| viem | 72.3% of graphql-request projects · 5.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| TanStack Query | 57.4% of graphql-request projects · 6.0× more than average |
| GraphQL.js | 55.3% of graphql-request projects · 66.9× more than average |
| wagmi | 48.9% of graphql-request projects · 9.6× more than average |
| ethers.js | 44.7% of graphql-request projects · 9.9× more than average |
| Axios | 40.4% of graphql-request projects · 4.1× more than average |
| ESLint | 76.6% of graphql-request projects · 2.0× more than average |
| date-fns | 38.3% of graphql-request projects · 4.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list graphql-request as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install graphql-request |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (24), TypeScript / JavaScript (22), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | veithly/BountyBoard, pancakeswap/token-list, agent0lab/agent0-ts, fountain-ink/app, Grape-Labs/grape-art |
Alternatives to graphql-request
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1,264 (10.0%) | 115M | 109K | MIT |
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286 (2.3%) | 109M | 5,732 | — |
| httpx pypi Modern Python HTTP client with async support, replacing the standard requests library. |
266 (2.1%) | 16M | 15.6K | BSD-3-Clause |
| node-fetch npm Bring the Fetch API to Node.js for making HTTP requests. |
219 (1.7%) | 207M | 8,852 | MIT |
| urllib3 pypi HTTP client with thread-safe connection pooling, file uploads and advanced features. |
193 (1.5%) | 338M | 4,071 | — |