formdata-node simplifies working with multipart/form-data in Node.js. It provides a FormData interface, mirroring the browser API, for creating and sending form data in HTTP requests or processing incoming requests. This package is useful for creating flexible form data payloads that can include text fields, files, and streams as data. It handles encoding form data for you and is compatible with different HTTP libraries like node-fetch and axios.
The npm package formdata-node had frequent releases from 2017 to 2021, with peak activity in 2017-19 and 2021. Release frequency significantly decreased after 2021, with only occasional releases in 2022, 2023, and no releases in 2024 and the first seven months of 2025 . The last release was version 6.0.3 in October 2023.
Formdata-node downloads show significant growth from February 2024 (5.3M) to July 2025 (24M). After a slower start the download numbers exploded. August 2025 downloads (9.1M) are incomplete, but indicate a potential slowdown compared to the previous months, but it is too early to tell.
