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Node.js Stream API

Node.js built-in stream module for handling streaming data with readable, writable, duplex and transform streams.

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Field note

What it does

Core API for streaming data in Node.js, supporting object mode, buffering, pipeline composition, and Web Streams compatibility.

Capabilities

Available capabilities

Stream pipeline composition Readable streams Writable streams Async iterator support Duplex and transform streams Web Streams API compatibility

Tags

Tags

I/O Streams Built-in

Ways to use it

Ways to use it

sdk

javascript / node:stream

Product features

Product features

API for stream consumers #

Buffering #

Node.js v26.7.0 documentation

Object mode #

Organization of this document #

Stream #

stream.finished(stream[, options]) #

stream.pipeline(source[, ...transforms], destination[, options]) #

stream.pipeline(streams[, options]) #

Streams Promises API #

Types of streams #

Writable streams #